Carlos Queiroz names 24-man Ghana squad for AFCON qualifiers and Morocco friendly

[p]The squad includes several members of the team that represented [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a] at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States, alongside two debutants and a number of players returning to the national team.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kudus-mohammed/hzbcXxIG/"]Mohammed Kudus[/a] is among the headline inclusions after missing the World Cup through injury.[/p][embed guid="71e2f561-2cbb-48b0-9648-4fd56f6849b1" url="https://x.com/GhanaBlackstars/status/2100919858816786615?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a] midfielder has recovered from the injury that kept him sidelined for seven months and returns to the Black Stars setup.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hearts-of-oak/MceEOzkT/"]Accra Hearts of Oak[/a] goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/asare-benjamin/I3DZHrvI/"]Benjamin Asare[/a] retains his place after being part of Ghana's World Cup squad. He is joined by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ati-zigi-lawrence/MLx41pIf/"]Lawrence Ati-Zigi[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anang-joseph/vuCKfG4p/"]Joseph Anang[/a] in the goalkeeping department.[/p][p]France-based defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adjei-nathaniel/z1as6ykH/"]Nathaniel Adjei[/a] also returns after almost a year away from the national team. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gyamerah-jan/jozCYOMc/"]Jan Gyamerah[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/elversberg/6in2Eknb/"]SV Elversberg[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-red-bulls/zV5YmQAr/"]New York Red Bulls[/a] midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/donkor-ronald/8lSe4DC8/"]Ronald Donkor[/a] have received their first senior call-ups after impressing for their respective clubs.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osman-ibrahim/E1u9zVQI/"]Ibrahim Osman[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a] and Hove Albion and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sassuolo/QDdvI0zl/"]Sassuolo[/a] midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suleiman-ibrahim/rRf9f5UA/"]Ibrahim Sulemana[/a] are also back in the squad.[/p][embed guid="b1e1c1f5-3e5c-4c17-88b3-f7826211b495" url="https://x.com/GhanaBlackstars/status/2100929850257084833?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Queiroz was retained as Ghana coach earlier this month after the Ghana Football Association agreed a new mandate with the Portuguese following the end of his initial contract, which covered the 2026 World Cup.[/p][p]He guided Ghana to the Round of 32 at the tournament before the Black Stars were eliminated by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colombia/G02s4PCS/"]Colombia[/a].[/p][p]The 2027 AFCON qualifiers will be Queiroz's first competitive assignments since being handed the new mandate.[/p][p]Ghana are in Group C alongside the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ivory-coast/G2FRjBgn/"]Ivory[/a] Coast, The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gambia/hADVg0uE/"]Gambia[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/somalia/Aiu9mqIL/"]Somalia[/a].[/p][p]The Black Stars will open their qualifying campaign against the Ivory Coast on September 24 before facing The Gambia at the Accra Sports Stadium. The squad will then travel to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"]Morocco[/a] for a friendly against the Atlas Lions at the Grand Stade de Tanger on October 4. The match is scheduled for a 19:00 kick-off Morocco time.[/p][p]The Atlas Lions will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gabon/YJL8W78U/"]Gabon[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lesotho/fTM4XmgO/"]Lesotho[/a] in their opening AFCON qualifiers before meeting Ghana in Tangier.[/p][image alt="Author" id="9610205a-6b9c-4326-95ad-3c31952d1ab5" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="7b188c9f-6dfa-4476-98cc-0af9afc7f461" original-width="1200" original-height="381" /]