Nine Black Stars players axed for Chile friendly
Posted On Sunday, 26th February 2012
Seven players, who played at the recent Africa Cup of Nations, have been axed from Ghana's squad to play Chile in a friendly in the United States this week.
Nine players, who played at the recent Africa Cup of Nations, have been axed from Ghana’s squad to play Chile in a friendly in the United States this week.
Coach Goran Stevanovic seems to have excluded the nine players for various reasons while giving the chance to some new players.
This revelation comes in the wake of the release of his squad on the Ghana FA’s official website for the game in Philadelphia.
Defenders Samuel Inkoom, Isaac Vorsah, John Mensah and strikers Prince Tagoe and Asamoah Gyan were left out of the squad for the game against the South Americans.
Also dropped from the squad are midfielders Charles Takyi, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu and Mohammed Abu.
Goalkeeper Ernest Sowah of Berekum Chelsea was also left out.
Stevanovic looks to have left out several players who played at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations after intense criticism of the squad he used at the tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
The dropping of seven players from the Nations Cup squad will be welcomed in many quarters but they have been left out for various reasons.
Captain John Mensah looks to have been given the time off to enable capture a place in Lyon’s starting line-up in the face of several injuries they are facing in their defence.
Vorsah, who is also fighting to regain his starting place at Hoffenheim, seems to have been left out for similar reasons while the reasons for dropping Inkoom are unclear.
Gyan’s exlcusion is clear following his decision to take some time off from the Black Stars.
Tagoe’s dropping is likely to appease some fans who have been calling for his head following his performances at the 2012 Nations Cup.
Agyemang Badu has been left because he is recovering from injury after undergoing surgery following the knee injury he suffered at the Nations Cup.
The match in Philadelphia is the first since the Black Stars played at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
Source: MTNFootball.com
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Is eight not seven, isaac, samuel, john,prince, gyan, charles, abu and badu. When will the match be played?
DO YOU UNDERSTAND AXED AT ALL?
GSN, please be using the right words! How is this axing? For me the four people axed are Tagoe, Takyi, Abu and Inkoom because reasons are unclear to us and because of poor performance. The rest are injured!!
true my brother. GSN really ought to be more conscious and selective in their diction. or is it the fault of MTN Football?
Kwarasey should be sacked too.
wat abt Essien
did ur english teacher die before u got to class?……y r u talking about essien while this news concerns players who were invited to the african cup.
It’s nine not 8 or 7,sowah included!
Why is Paintsil still being called up? He was exposed disgracefully at the just ended AFCON by Guinea, it was embarrassing.
This guy can’t even get on the bench at Leicester City, damn…
Why ws John Painstil included, he has nt evn play a single match 4 his club in English devition 1, nt evn on the bench.
Fire John Paitsil because he was seen sprinkling water on the field. He is stupid dummy in this 21 st century how can you do that in public.
Who cares about ‘public’ ? kwasi asem….
wat ever,i hope they lose,not a fan at all,of the coach,the team n the f.a
k. asamoah shd had bin left out 4 his useless skills without yield while we luk 4 an ofensiv plyr, 1 goal in abt 30 mtch
Hmmm G H is only god who can help us
We don’t want Paintsil and Lee Addy anymore. They are dead horses. Core of the Black stars players will be the following for the 2012 AFCON and 2014 World Cup tournaments;
1. Kwarasey, Agyei and whoever
2. Opare, Inkoom
3. Afful, Massahudu
4. Frimpong, Vorsah
5. Boye, J’than Mensah
6. Badu, Anan
7. Adomah
8. Essien, Derrek
9. Gyan, Jordan, Kingsley Boateng,
10. Kojo Asamoah, Afriyie Acquah
11. Dede,Muntari
CJ Sarpong should also gave been given achance since the match is being played in the United States of America.
Its good new players are invited to the Black Stars
Squad in full
Goalkeepers: Adam Kwarasey (Strømsgodset, Norway) and Daniel Agyei (Liberty Professionals, Ghana)
Defenders: John Paintsil (Leicester City, England), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege, Belgium), Masahudu Alhassan (Genoa, Italy), Lee Addy (Dalian Aerbin, China), John Boye (Rennes, France), Jonathan Mensah (Evian TG, France)
Midfielders: Afriyie Acquah (Palermo, Italy), Derek Boateng (Dnipro, Ukraine), Anthony Annan (Vitesse, Netherlands), Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese, Italy), Sulley Muntari (AC Milan, Italy), Andre Ayew (Marseille, France)
Strikers: Jordan Ayew (Marseille, France), Emmanuel Baffoe (New Edubiase, Ghana), Richard Mpong – (Medeama, Ghana) Dominic Oduro (Chicago Fire, US)
I really don’t understand why that John Paintsil and Lee Addy get called up in the B.Stars Squad. Why? Let me remind you again this time around GFA. You can’t ruin Muntari’s life at Milan. Let’s give him some time to enjoy his football at Milan for a while. You never gave Mohammed Abu and Charles takyi some good time to enjoy their football and not they have been left out of this friendly. Wow, am really surprise at those useless and senseless members in the GFA and the coach. They seem to be soo frustrated and doesn’t know their left and right. Darn you all. You better think twice guys and stop bullshitting.
Squad in full
Goalkeepers: Adam Kwarasey (Strømsgodset, Norway) and Daniel Agyei (Liberty Professionals, Ghana)
Defenders: John Paintsil (Leicester City, England), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege, Belgium), Masahudu Alhassan (Genoa, Italy), Lee Addy (Dalian Aerbin, China), John Boye (Rennes, France), Jonathan Mensah (Evian TG, France)
Midfielders: Afriyie Acquah (Palermo, Italy), Derek Boateng (Dnipro, Ukraine), Anthony Annan (Vitesse, Netherlands), Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese, Italy), Sulley Muntari (AC Milan, Italy), Andre Ayew (Marseille, France)
Strikers: Jordan Ayew (Marseille, France), Emmanuel Baffoe (New Edubiase, Ghana), Richard Mpong – (Medeama, Ghana) Dominic Oduro (Chicago Fire, US)
I really don’t understand why that John Paintsil and Lee Addy get called up in the B.Stars Squad. Why? Let me remind you again this time around GFA. You can’t ruin Muntari’s life at Milan. Let’s give him some time to enjoy his football at Milan for a while. You never gave Mohammed Abu and Charles takyi some good time to enjoy their football and noW, they have been left out of this friendly. Wow, am really surprise at those useless and senseless members in the GFA and the coach. They seem to be soo frustrated and doesn’t know their left and right. Darn you all. You better think twice and stop bullshitting.
Ohh Now i see. The juju Squad has been left out. At this juncture who jujued Adam Kwarasey. Who has been jujuing John Mensah.And why is Andre Ayew Juju Proof. Is the coach being Jujued by Tagoe? And Asamoah Gyan, whoever is jujuing this man is worrying Ghana. Please stop. So can we say Agyman Badu was jujued for the injury. So this Black Stars koraa who ee juju strong. If you know please answer…
What the hell is this Adam kwaresey looking in the team , why, can’t this corruption coach see SAMMY ADJEI.