2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers: Chris Hughton to announce Black Stars squad on May 31
Black Stars head coach, Chris Hughton is expected to announce his squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Madagascar on May 31, 2023.
Ghana will be hosted at the Stade Kianja Barea in Antananarivo on June 18, 2023, in the matchday five games.
The former Premier League manager arrived in the country over the weekend following his monitoring in Europe and was spotted in Dormaa for the Ghana Premier League game between Aduana Stars and Dreams FC.
Hughton is expected to make changes in the squad for the game due to injuries.
Joseph Paintsil, Mohammed Kudus, Kamaldeen Suelemana, Abdul Salis Samed, and Thomas Partey among others are expected to make the list with Tariq Lamptey, Antoine Semenyo and Mohammed Salisu expected to be out due to injuries.
The Black Stars sit top of Group E in the AFCON qualifiers with 8 points.
The team won two games against Madagascar and Angola and drew two against Central African Republic and Angola in the first four matches of the qualifiers.
The Black Stars will complete their qualifiers with a final home game against the Central Africa Republic later this year.
Chris Hughton, who sign a 21-month deal will hope to lead the to end the country’s 41 years trophy drought next year in Ivory Coast.