The Ghana Black Stars B team is set to open their campaign in the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations tournament later today against their counterpart from Gambia.
Head coach for the side, Maxwell Konadu is optimistic of leading his charges to a second consecutive win after clinching the title back in 2017 when it was hosted on home soil.
This year’s edition of the tournament which features national teams made up of players plying their trade in their respective local leagues is being hosted by Senegal and will feature a total of 16 teams.
Ghana needs to beat Gambia at the preliminary stage to ensure she secures qualification to the next stage which will take the format of a group stage.
The match comes off later this evening at 17:00GMT.
Below is Ghana’s team expected to challenge for this year’s WAFU Cup.
Goalkeepers: Felix Annan, Eric Ofori Antwi, Isaac Hagan
Defenders: Fatawu Mohammed, Issaka Mohammed, Yussif Ouattara, Moro Ibrahim, Mohammed Alhassan, Patrick Yeboah, Habib Mohammed
Midfielders: Benjamin Afutu, James Akaminko, Latif Anabila, Emmanuel Gyamfi, Augustine Okrah, Appiah McCarthy, Justice Blay
Strikers: Prince Opoku Agyemang, Joseph Esso, Richard Arthur, Shafiu Mumuni.