Ghana squad named

Competition : 2010 CAN/World Cup qualifiers
Teams: Benin v Ghana
Match Venue: Cotonou, Benin
Date: 11 October 2009
Milovan Rajevac has named a 20-man squad to face Benin in Cotonou this weekend as the African qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup reaches the penultimate stage.

Ghana's squad for the pre-final qualifier in Group D sees Rajevac ring the changes for the away game to Benin on Sunday.

Jonathan Quartey, Moussa Narry and Samuel Kyere all return to be part of the squad after missing out in previous matches, while striker Yaw Antwi and Rahim Ayew get the call for a World Cup qualifier.

Ghana will head into the weekend's qualifiers on the continent as the first country to have booked their place at next year's showpiece though South Africa by virtue of being host are automatic qualifiers for the World Cup.

The Black Stars became the first African nation to make it to the World Cup finals after they defeated Sudan 2-0 in the Group D qualifiers in Accra last month.

And the team will be looking to extend their winning run in the qualifiers, having won all four games and also kept a clean sheet in all matches.

The Black Stars sit top of Group D, seven points clear in the qualifiers.

Ghana squad named
Goalkeepers: Richard Kingson (Wigan Athletic, England), George Owu (Al Masry, Egypt) Philemon McCarthy(Hearts of Oak, Ghana)

Defenders: John Paintsil (Fulham, England), Harrison Afful (Esperance, Tunisia), Jonathan Quartey (Nice, France), Eric Addo (Roda JC, Holland) Isaac Vorsah (Hoffenheim, Germany)

Midfielders: Stephen Appiah (Unattached), Michael Essien (Chelsea, England), Anthony Annan (Rosenborg, Norway), Moussa Narry (Auxerre, France), Laryea Kingston, (Hearts, Scotland) Haminu Draman (Locomotive Moscow, Russia) Samuel Kyere (Ittihad El-Shorta, Egypt)

Strikers: Asamoah Gyan (Rennes, France), Matthew Amoah (NAC Breda, Holland), Derek Boateng (Getafe, Spain) and Rahim Ayew (Zamalek, Egypt) Yaw Antwi (FK Napredak Krusevac, Serbia)