Former Bechem United striker Hafiz Konkoni has been named in the Black Stars 55-man provisional lists ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament to be staged in Ivory Coast.
The provisional lists released on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 by Chris Hughton has usual faces of the Ayew brothers, Thomas Partey, Daniel Amartey, Inaki Williams and others.
Hughton has until January 3 to finalise his selection, reducing the squad to the final 27 players for the tournament.
Konkoni who scored 15 goals in 25 games in the Ghana Premier League last season earned his first Black Stars invite in June when Ghana played Madagascar in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers.
He was the first local player to earn a call-up to the men's senior national team under the former Premier League manager.
However, Konkoni, who currently plies his trade for Tanzanian giants Young Africans has made a return to the squad after being named in the provisional squad.
He will hope to make the cut for the major tournament to be staged in Ivory Coast next month.
Ghana are placed in Group B of the 2023 AFCON, alongside Cape Verde, Egypt, and Mozambique.
The Black Stars have a history of success in the AFCON, having won the title four times, most recently in 1982. However, they have experienced defeat in three finals since then, including losses to Ivory Coast in 1992 on penalties and Egypt in 2010, as well as a repeat defeat to Ivory Coast in 2015.
The tournament is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, January 13 through to February 11, 2024.