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Breaking News: Waris, Dwamena dropped, as Coach Avram Grant names debutantes Ofori, Tekpetey in final AFCON squad

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January 5, 2017
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Ghana coach Avram has submitted his final squad for the .African Cup of Nations after dropping three players from his provisional 26 man squad after his third training session.

The Israeli trainer dropped Joseph Larweh Attamah in-form duo Abdul Majeed Waris and Raphael Dwamena as he named his final 23 man squad for the 2017 Nations cup to be staged in Gabon.

Coach Avram Grant also axed Turkey-based midfielder Attamah Larweh who was part of the provisional squad named on Monday

Key Ghana players Asamoah Gyan, Andre Ayew, Mubarak Wakaso, Christian Atsu and Jonathan Mensah all named in the squad.

Fatau Duada who failed to make the initial 26 man provisional list had to be recalled by Coach Avram Grant after Adam Kwarasey could not join the team due to injury.

Istanbul Basaksehir F.K. midfielder Joseph Larweh Attamah could not make the final cut for the competition.

Austria Lustenau striker Raphael Dwamena who has scored 11 goals in 10 league matches alongside Lorient striker Majeed Warris were shockingly dropped by head coach Avram Grant after naming Jordan Ayew, Asamoah Gyan, Bernard Tekpetey and Ebenezer Assifual and Andrew Ayew as the men to lead the Black  attacking force in the tournament.

Full squad.

Goalkeepers:

Razak Braimah (Cordoba, Spain), Richard Ofori (Wa All Stars) and Fatau Dauda (Enyimba, Nigeria)

Defenders:

Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew, USA), Andy Yiadom (Barnsley, England), Baba Rahman (Schalke, Germany), Frank Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium), (John Boye (Sivasspor, Turkey), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew, USA), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City, England), Edwin Gyimah (Orlando Pirates, South Africa)

Midfielders:

Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese, Italy), Afriyie Acquah (Torino, Italy), Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid, Spain) Mubarak Wakaso (Panathinaikos, Greece), Christian Atsu (Newcastle, England), Ebenezer Ofori (AIK Stockholm, Sweden), Samuel Tetteh (Leifering, Austria)

Forwards:

Asamoah Gyan (Al Ahli, UAE) Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa, England), Andre Ayew (West Ham, England), Ebenezer Assifuah (Sion, Switzerland), Bernard Tekpetey (Schalke, Germany)

 

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