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| Dujkovic leaves with Stars for Lisbon |
10/3/2005 |
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The local component of Ghana’s Black Stars left Accra yesterday to begin preparations in the Portugal ahead of their last world cup qualifying game against Cape Verde.
The training camp in Lisbon is expected to begin on 3 October with seven locally based players meeting up with the fifteen-man foreign legion.
Ghana coach, Ratomir Dujkovic left with his technical team and some seven locally-based players would be meeting up with fifteen foreign-based players at their training base in Lisbon.
Players who made the trip are goalkeepers Philemon McCarthy and George Owu, Issah Ahmed, Illiasu Alhassan, Dan Quaye, Yusuf Chipsah and Hamza Mohammed.
The Black Stars after the three-day training camp would fly to Cape Verde for the game in Praia on 8 October.
Ghana, four-time African Champions would secure a berth at next year’s FIFA World Cup finals in Germany if they manage to pick point from Praia.
The Black Stars will not play any friendly games in Lisbon ahead of the Praia game.
The Stars top the group with 18 points, three more than South Africa and DR Congo, who have 15 points each. Ghana needs just a point in Praia to seal a first ever world cup place.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Sammy Adjei (Moadan Sport Ashdod, Israel), Philemon McCarthy (Feyenoord Academy), George Owu (AshantiGold)
Defenders: Yakubu Abubakari (Vitesse Arnhem, Netherlands), Issah Ahmed (Asante Kotoko), Illiasu Alhassan (King Faisal), Emmanuel Duah (Nejmeh, Lebanon), John Mensah (Cremonese, Italy), John Paintsil (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel), Dan Quaye (Hearts of Oak), Dan Edusei (Egaleo, Greece)
Midfielders: Stephen Appiah (Fenerbahce, Turkey), Godwin Attram (Al Shabab, Saudi Arabia), Yusuf Chipsah (Asante Kotoko), Himinu Dramani (Red Star Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro), Michael Essien (Chelsea, England), Laryea Kingston (Krylya Sovietov Samara, Russia), Hamza Mohamed (Real Tamale United), Sulley Muntari (Udinese, Italy)
Forwards: Mathew Amoah (Vitesse Arnhem, Netherlands), Joe Tex Frimpong (Enyimba, Nigeria), Asamoah Gyan (Modena, Italy).
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