Emmanuel baffour, Jordan in the Black Stars squad-Richard Kingston, Dominic Adiyiah dropped

Black stars coach Goran Stevanovic has named premier league leading scorer Emmanuel Baffour and Jordan Ayew in a 25-man squad for the 2012 African Cup of Nations.

2009 world youth player Dominic Adiyiah and veteran goalkeeper Richard Kingson were axed from the squad.

Ghana will face initial competition from Guinea, Mali and Botswana in group D of the competition in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

Ghana squad:
Goalkeepers:
Adam Kwarasey, Daniel Agyei, Ernest Sowah
Defenders:
John Painstil, Samuel Inkoom, Daniel Opare, Massawudu Alhassan, Lee Addy, Isaac Vorsah, Jonathan Mensah, John Mensah, John Boye

Midfielders:
Derek Boateng, Anthony Annan, Jordan Ayew, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu, Abu Mohammed, Dede Ayew, Sulley Muntari, Charles Takyi, Kwadwo Asamoah

Strikers: Asamoah Gyan, Prince Tagoe, Derek Asamoah, Emmanuel Baffour.