Jamaica coach announce 23-man squad for Ghana friendly

Published on: 13 August 2022

Jamaica coach Merron Gordon has announced a 23-man squad for friendly against Ghana this month.

Ghana, Qatar, Morocco and the Raggae Boyz of Jamaica will participate in a four nations tournament in Austria.

The tournament will be held at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Austria from August 20 to 26 in Vienna, Austria.

Ahead of the tournament, Gordon, who has been appointed as interim coach has named his squad.

The Black Stars will engage Jamaica first before playing Qatar and Morocco.

The games will serve as preparations ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with September's AFCON qualifiers expected postponed.

The West African giants are returning to the World Cup after edging out Nigeria to qualify for the tournament in Qatar this November.

Below is the squad:

Goalkeepers | Eric Edwards (Arnett Gardens), Kemar Foster (Waterhouse FC), Amal Knight (Harbour View), Dennis Taylor (Humble Lion)

Defenders | Ky-Mani Campbell (Waterhouse  FC), Nickoy Christian (Dunbeholden), Alwayne Harvey (Mount Pleasant), Maliek Howell (University of Memphis, USA), Richard King (Cavalier), Earl Simpson (Arnett Gardens), Ricardo Thomas (Waterhouse FC)

Midfielders | Jahshaun Anilin (Harbour View), Ramone Howell (Waterhouse FC), Fabion McCarthy (Dunbeholden), Odane Pennycooke (Tivoli Gardens), Demario Phillips (Dunbeholden), Trayvone Reid (Harbour View), Tarick Ximines (Mount Pleasant)

Strikers | Dwayne Atkinson (Cavalier FC), Jourdaine Fletcher (Gokulam Kerala, India), Colorado Murray (Harbour View), Denardo Thomas (Waterhouse FC), Ronaldo Webster (Cavalier FC)

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