{"id":26978,"date":"2020-09-28T16:08:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T16:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=26978"},"modified":"2020-09-28T16:08:54","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T16:08:54","slug":"ck-akonnor-names-23-man-black-stars-squad-face-mali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ck-akonnor-names-23-man-black-stars-squad-face-mali\/","title":{"rendered":"CK Akonnor names 23-man Black Stars squad to face Mali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>CK Akonnor names 23-man Black Stars squad to face Mali<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ghana Blackstars head coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor has named his 23-man squad, which is billed to take on Mali in an international friendly encounter. <\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nGhana&#8217;s double-header Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier with Sudan was halted as a result of the impact of the novel, COVID-19, which decimated lives globally and brought major worldwide economies down to it&#8217;s knees.<\/p>\n<p>Akonnor will have the chance to oversee his first match in charge of the national team since his appointment in Javuary, 2020 against Mali in Antalya, Turkey on Friday, October 9.<\/p>\n<p>The 23 man squad :<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goalkeepers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Richard Ofori (Maritzburg United \u2013 South Africa)<\/p>\n<p>Razak Abalora (Unattached)<\/p>\n<p>Richard Ati Zigi (St. Gallen \u2013 Switzerland)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defenders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg \u2013 France)<\/p>\n<p>Lumor Agbenyenu (Sporting Club \u2013 Portugal)<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Opoku (Amiens \u2013 France)<\/p>\n<p>Benson Anang (MSK Zilina \u2013 Slovenia)<\/p>\n<p>Yakubu Mohammed (Azam FC \u2013 Tanzania)<\/p>\n<p>Kasim Nuhu (Fortuna D\u00fcsseldorf\u00a0 \u2013 Germany)<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Aidoo (Celta de Vigo \u2013 Spain)<\/p>\n<p>Gideon Mensah (Vitoria de Guimaraes)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Midfielders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baba Iddrisu (RCD Mallorca \u2013 Spain)<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Partey (Atl\u00e9tico Madrid \u2013 Spain)<\/p>\n<p>Kudus Mohammed (Ajax \u2013 Netherlands)<\/p>\n<p>Bernard Mensah (Besikstas \u2013 Turkey)<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Lomotey\u00a0 (Amiens \u2013 France)<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Forwards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Samuel Owusu (Al Fayha FC \u2013 Saudi Arabia)<\/p>\n<p>Andre Ayew (Swansea City \u2013 England)<\/p>\n<p>John Antwi\u00a0 (Pyramid FC \u2013 Egypt)<\/p>\n<p>Eugene Ansah (Ironi Kiryat Shmona \u2013 Israel)<\/p>\n<p>Jeffery Schlupp (Crystal Palace \u2013 England)<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace \u2013 England)<\/p>\n<p>Kamal Deen (FC Nordsj\u00e6lland)<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CK Akonnor names 23-man Black Stars squad to face Mali Ghana Blackstars head coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor has named his 23-man squad, which is billed to take on Mali in an international friendly encounter. Ghana&#8217;s double-header Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier with Sudan was halted as a result of the impact of the novel, COVID-19,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":26980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8417],"tags":[7717,255,3638,4078],"class_list":{"0":"post-26978","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-african-football","8":"category-featured","9":"tag-ck-akonnor","10":"tag-ghana","11":"tag-ghana-black-stars","12":"tag-mali"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ghana-Black-Stars-Ayews.png?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-718","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27137,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/watch-live-ghana-vs-mali-international-friendlies\/","url_meta":{"origin":26978,"position":0},"title":"Watch Live: Ghana vs Mali | International friendlies","author":"Clinton Eleto","date":"October 9, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghana face Mali in an international friendly game in Turkey. 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