Argentina name squad to face Ghana tonight

milo must show a lot of tact and wit

Ghanasoccernet has exclusively obtained Argentina's starting line-up for tonight's friendly clash with the local Black Stars in the town of Cordoba.

Coach Diego Maradona will start the game with eleven players who play in the country's highly-competitive league but have all played for the national team.

 
Key players Martin Palermo, Federico Insua and Fabian Monzon will all start in the game against the less-experienced local Black Stars.

 
Even though Maradona returned to activities for the friendly match with Ghana his mind is set on the decisive duels against Peru and Uruguay in World Cup qualifiers.

 
This means the players who will play in tonight's game will play in their crucial World Cup qualifiers against their South American opponents.

 
The starting line-up for tonight's game will be: Diego Pozo, Ignacio Canuto, Rolando Schiavi, Matías Caruzzo, Fabián Monzón; Enzo Pérez, Mario Bolatti, Vangioni Leonel Federico Insua, Gabriel Hauche and Martin Palermo.

 
This team played for 30 minutes against the under-17 boys, winning 1-0, with a goal scored by Gabriel Hauche.

 
Maradona has hinted that from this call many will play against Peru and Uruguay which they must win to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.

 
Boca Juniors' striker Martin Palermo, team's captain for tonight's game said that “Argentina will be in the World Cup no matter what”.

 
The Albiceleste are playing in Cordoba for the first time in ten years since beating Colombia 2-1 in a friendly with goals from Gabriel Batistuta and Ariel Ortega. 

 
Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac will use the game to find more players for the Black Stars especially the left-back position which has been problematic for the Serbian manager.

 
The local Black Stars travelled with 18 players for the game and six of them were member of the squad that finished second at the Championship of African Nations in Ivory Coast in January.

 
Rajevac will choose his squad from the players below:

 
Goalkeepers: - Philimon McCarthy (Hearts of Oak) Stephen Ahorlu (Heart of Lions)

Defenders: - Bright Allotey (Great Olympics) Karimu Alhassan (Hearts of Oak) Lee Addy (Chelsea) Ofosu Appiah (Asante Kotoko) Daniel Yeboah (Heart of Lions)

Midfielders: - Jordan Opoku and Francis Cofie (Asante Kotoko) Edmund Owusu-Ansah, Abraham Annan and Emmanuel Ansong (Heart of Lions) Frank Boateng (Sporting Mirren)

Strikers: - Samed Oppong (Asante Kotoko) Mahatma Otoo (Sporting Mirren) Kofi Nti Boakye (Heart of Lions) Obed Owusu (All Blacks) Joshua Otto