Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has named a 24 man squad to begin preparations for the upcoming crucial World Cup qualifying double header against Congo.
Ghana hosts the ‘Red and Blacks’ at the start of next month, then travels to Brazzaville to face them 4 days later in a must win sequence of games.
Ghana trails group leaders Egypt by five points with only four games to go and can ill afford to drop any points between now and the end of qualifying in November.
Appiah has named a strong squad with many regulars, including skipper Asamoah Gyan and his vice Andre Ayew, who are both fit.
The first leg comes off September 1st at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, with the second leg coming off in Brazzaville four days later. Egypt host then travel to Uganda in the same time period.
Full squad below…
GOALKEEPERS: Richard Ofori (Martizburg,South Africa), Lawrence Ati (Sochaux, France), Joseph Addo (Aduana FC,Ghana)
DEFENDERS: Defenders : Harrison Afful (Columbus,USA) Agbenyenu Lumor (Portimonese, Portugal) Jeffery Schlupp (Crystal Palace, England) John Boye (Sivasspor,Turkey),  Daniel Amartey (Leicester,England) Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew,USA)    Nicholas Opoku (Club Africaine, Tunisia), Joseph Attamah (Bakaksehir, Turkey)
MIDFIELDERS: Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Andre Ayew (West Ham Utd, England), Kwadwo Poku (Miami FC, USA), Christian Atsu (Newcastle United, England),  Edwin Gyasi (Aalesund FC, Norway), Gideon Waja (WAFA, Ghana), Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo FC, Italy), Isaac Sackey (Alanyaspor, Turkey), Ebenezer Ofori (Stuttgart, Germany), Thomas Agyepong (NAC Breda, Holland)
FORWARDS: Asamoah Gyan (Kayerispor, Turkey), Jordan Ayew (Swansea, UK), Raphael Dwamena (FC Zurich, Switzerland)