{"id":40081,"date":"2024-01-01T20:56:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T20:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=40081"},"modified":"2024-01-01T20:56:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T20:56:30","slug":"afcon-2023-ayew-kudus-lamptey-make-final-list-as-partey-baba-rahman-issahaku-miss-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-ayew-kudus-lamptey-make-final-list-as-partey-baba-rahman-issahaku-miss-out\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2023: Ayew, Kudus, Lamptey make final list as Partey, Baba Rahman, Issahaku miss out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ghana coach Chris Hughton announced his final 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.<\/span><\/strong><\/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\" 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data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Goalkeepers:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lawrence Ati Zigi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Richard Ofori<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jojo Wollacott<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Defenders:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alidu Seidu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dennis Odoi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kingsley Schindler<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gideon Mensah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Issahaku Fatawu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Daniel Amartey<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nicholas Opoku<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alexander Djiku<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mohammed Salisu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span 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The final list saw players such as captain, Andre Ayew Mohammed Kudus, Inaki Williams, Daniel Amartey, Richard Ofori, and Mohammed Salisu. 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