In-form Ghana internationals of Bernard Tekpetey and Kwabena Owusu have been excluded from the Black Stars provisional squad ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Otto Addo on Friday announced his 55-man provisional squad and is expected to trim the list down to 26 players, before Ghana’s first game at the World Cup on November 24 against Portugal.
Surprisingly, Tekpetey and Kwabena Owusu who have been in a rich vein of form for their clubs have been exempted.
Tekpetey, who plies his trade for Bulgarian outfit, Ludogorets has 8 goals and 6 assists in all competitions this season whiles Owusu has 5 goals and 1 assists in 14 appearances for Qarabag FK in Azerbaijan.
The pair exclusion from the provisional lists come as a surprise to many Ghanaians who believes they have been on top form this campaign.
Ghana has been housed in Group H at the mundial against Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.
The Black Stars will open their World Cup account against Portugal on November 24 before taking on Uruguay and South Korea respectively.
The biggest soccer mundial has been scheduled for November and December this year, with 32 countries set to battle it out for the covetous trophy in Qatar.