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The U-20 national team, Black Satellites, held their first training session at the St. Louis Stadium in Benin on Saturday before their first match in the WAFU U-20 championship.
The team arrived in Benin on Friday and will continue preparations ahead of their first game in Nigeria on December 9, 2020.
Ghana is in Group B alongside Nigeria and Ivory Coast, and will not participate in the first round of games after they were tied.
Head coach Abdul Karim Zito has named a 27-man squad for the 2020 WAFU Zone B Nations Cup in Benin.
Hearts of Oak forward Afriyie Bannieh, Legon Cities winger Mathew Anim Cudjoe and Eleven Wonders’ Abdul Mugeese Zakaria are some of the best players on the roster.
The top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals and the last two teams will qualify for the African Youth Championship in Mauritania next year.
Below is the Ghana squad for the tournament:
Goalkeepers
Danlad Ibrahim (Asante Kotoko), William E. Esso (Vision FC), David Kudjo (Action Boys FC), Appiah Kubi (Accra Lions FC)
Defenders:
Aloma Benjamin (Vision FC), Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC), Amoah Kobina (Golden Kicks), Uzair Alhassan (Tamale Utrecht), Nathaniel Adjei (Danbort FC), Ofori McCarthy (Once Wonders), Ivan Anokye Mensah (Zilina Africa FC)
Midfielders:
Issah Huda (BA United), Emmanuel Essiam (Berekum Chelsea), Abdul Mugeez Zakaria (Once Wonders), Emmanuel Agyeman Duah (Ebony FC), Ayara Sadat (Heart of Lions), Adjei Frimpong Eugene (African Talent Academy), Sarfo Evans ( Karela United), Adams Salim (New Edubiase FC), Sulemana Mohammed (Dreams FC)
Attackers:
Matthew Anim Cudjoe (Legon Cities), Blessing Brafo (Karela FC), Precious Boah (Dreams FC) Afriyie Bannieh Daniel (Hearts of Oak), Patrick Mensah (Heart of Lions), Sumaila Abanga (Benaab FC), Boateng Frank (Prestige FC) ))
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