USA name 23-man squad for Ghana international friendly; Pulisic, Musah, Timothy Weah included

The United States of America (USA) has unveiled its squad for the October international friendly against Ghana’s Black Stars.

U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Gregg Berhalter has assembled a 23-player USMNT training camp roster in preparation for the upcoming high-profile friendlies. These matches will see the USA facing the four-time World Cup champion Germany and the four-time African champions, Ghana.

This encounter marks the USA’s inaugural visit to GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tenn. Ghana is using these matches, including a clash with Mexico, to prepare for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

The game against Mexico, the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup champions, will be held in the United States as part of the 20th anniversary of the MexTour. This fixture is scheduled for Saturday, October 14, 2023, at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium.

Subsequently, the Black Stars will square off against the United States of America in their second international friendly on October 17, 2023, just three days after the game against Mexico.

Here is the full USA squad, including the number of caps and goals at the international level:

GOALKEEPERS (2):

1. Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 9/0)
2. Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 33/0)

DEFENDERS (8):

1. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic/SCO; 12/0)
2. Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 28/2)
3. DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution; 7/0)
4. Kristoffer Lund (Palermo/ITA; 2/0)
5. Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG; 52/1)
6. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace/ENG; 12/1)
7. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United; 26/3)
8. Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 6/0)

MIDFIELDERS (7):

1. Johnny Cardoso (Internacional/BRA; 7/0)
2. Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo/ESP; 17/0)
3. Lennard Maloney (Heidenheim/GER; 0/0)
4. Weston McKennie (Juventus/ITA; 46/11)
5. Yunus Musah (AC Milan/ITA; 29/0)
6. Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund/GER; 20/4)
7. Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 6/0)

FORWARDS (6):

1. Brenden Aaronson (Union Berlin/GER; 34/8)
2. Folarin Balogun (Monaco/FRA; 4/2)
3. Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg/GER; 1/0)
4. Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 18/9)
5. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan/ITA; 62/26)
6. Tim Weah (Juventus/ITA; 33/5)