The Ghana U-20 team, the Black Satellites enplaned to Benin on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for the 2020 WAFU Zone B Cup of Nations tournament.
Before leaving the shores of Ghana, head coach Karim Zito named a 27-man squad for the tournament led by Hearts of Oak attacker Daniel Afriyie Barnieh as captain.
The tournament that kicked off yesterday has the Black Satellites in Group B alongside Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire.
The top two teams from the tournament will qualify for the 2021 Africa U-20 competition in Mauritania.
Check out Coach Karim Zito’s squad for the tournament below:
Goalkeepers
Danlad Ibrahim (Asante Kotoko), William E. Esso (Vision FC), David Kudjo (Action Boys FC), Appiah Kubi (Accra Lions FC)
Defenders:
Aloma Benjamin (Vision FC), Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC), Amoah Kobina (Golden Kicks), Uzair Alhassan (Tamale Utrecht), Nathaniel Adjei (Danbort FC), Ofori McCarthy (Eleven Wonders), Ivan Anokye Mensah (Zilina Africa FC)
Midfielders:
Issah Huda (BA United), Emmanuel Essiam (Berekum Chelsea), Abdul Mugeez Zakaria (Eleven Wonders), Emmanuel Agyeman Duah (Ebony FC), Ayara Sadat (Heart of Lions), Adjei Frimpong Eugene (African Talent Academy), Sarfo Evans (Karela United), Adams Salim (New Edubiase FC), Sulemana Mohammed (Dreams FC)
Attackers:
Matthew Anim Cudjoe (Legon Cities), Blessing Brafo (Karela FC), Precious Boah (Dreams FC) Afriyie Bannieh Daniel (Hearts of Oak), Patrick Mensah (Heart of Lions), Sumaila Abanga (Benaab FC), Boateng Frank (Prestige FC)