Maxwell Konadu invites 29 local Black Stars to prepare for COSAFA Cup and 2016 AFCON qualifiers

Home-based national team coach Maxwell Konadu has invited 29 players to prepare for upcoming assignments.

Camping will take place at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium starting Monday, 20 April.

The squad includes First Capital Plus Premier League Player of the Month for March, Nathaniel Asamoah and other key performers in the top-flight.

Jacob Kwartei of the Mighty Jets is the only player from the second-tier league to have earned a call-up.

The Local Black Stars have been invited as guests to the 2015 COSAFA tournament which will be held in South Africa next month.

Ghana have been drawn against Cote D'Ivoire in the 2016 CHAN qualifying match which will be played in October.

Local Black Stars squad: 
Goalkeepers: Mozart Adjetey – Heart of Lions, Fatau Dauda – Ashgold, Stephen Adams – Aduana, Foli Adade – Medeama,

Defenders: Godfred Saka – Aduana, Amos Korankye – Hasaacas, Tijani Joshua – Ashgold, Emmanuel Asante – Asante Kotoko, Abeiku Ainooson – Asante Kotoko, Asiamah Badu – Hearts of Lions, Ahmed Adams – Asante Kotoko, Richard Akrofi – Wa All Stars, Alfred Nelson – Liberty, Eric Opoku – Ashgold

Midfielders: Michael Akuffo – Asante Kotoko, Godfred Asante – Olympics, Zakari Mumuni – WAFA, Noah Martey – Bechem United, Malik Akowuah – Medeama, Isaac Twum – Heart of Lions, Daniel Darkwa – Aduana

Strikers: Yakubu Mohammed – Ashgold, Nathaniel Asamoah – Medeama, Kwame Boateng – Olympics, Isaac Quansah – Heart of Lions, Hans Kwofie – Medeama, Jacob Kwartei – MightyJets, Stephen Baffour – Chelsea, Latif Salifu – Chelsea