{"id":23452,"date":"2019-10-30T09:34:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T09:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=23452"},"modified":"2019-10-30T09:34:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T09:34:33","slug":"official-kwesi-appiah-names-black-stars-squad-afcon-qualifiers-south-africa-sao-tome-principe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/official-kwesi-appiah-names-black-stars-squad-afcon-qualifiers-south-africa-sao-tome-principe\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL: Kwesi Appiah names Black Stars squad for AFCON Qualifiers against South Africa and Sao Tome an Principe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>OFFICIAL: Kwesi Appiah names Black Stars squad for AFCON Qualifiers against South Africa and Sao Tome an Principe<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Black Stars Head Coach Kwesi Appiah has named a 23-man squad for two 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches to be played next month.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; 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