Ghana head coach Otto Addo has officially unveiled his 26-member final squad list for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which kicks off in the next six days in Qatar.
The German-based trainer announced his final team on Monday during a press conference in Accra after pruning down from the 55-man preliminary squad.
The final list will be submitted to FIFA on Monday, November 14 with the highest football governing body announcing it the next day.
The squad list included Arsenal star Thomas Teye Partey who will headline the Black Stars team in Qatar along with captain Andre Ayew and Ajax kingpin Mohammed Kudus.
But there are shocking omissions from the squad set for the mundial which starts this weekend.
Notable amongst them are, Jeffery Schlupp, Joseph Paintsil, Majeed Ashimeru and Felix Afena-Gyan.
Black Stars goalkeeping duo of Jojo Wollacot and Richard Ofori were omitted from the final list because of injuries setback.
Meanwhile, Real Mallorca star Baba Iddrisu did not make the list for his first global tournament because of injury.
Ghana will open camp in Abu Dhabi on Monday, November 14 before taking on Switzerland on November 17 in a pre-World Cup friendly.
The team is expected to fly Doha on November 19 before their opening game against European powerhouse, Portugal.
Ghana will open their campaign against Portugal on November 24 at Stadium 974 in Doha.
Four days later, the Black Stars return to action with a clash with South Korea at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.
Ghana will wrap up their group stage adventure with their much-anticipated encounter with Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah.
The Black Stars having missed out in the last edition hosted in Russia in 2018 will be hoping to improve their performance in Qatar after exiting the group phase during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Check out players omitted from final 26-man squad:
Kwasi Wriedt, Caleb Ekuban, Richmond Boakye, Joel Fameyeh, Christopher Antwi-Adjei, Samuel Owusu, Ransford- Yeboah Kōnigsdörffer, Emmanuel Gyasi, Yaw Yeboah, Ernest Nuamah, Mohammed Dauda, Mudasiru Salifu, Edmund Addo, Kasim Adams, Stephan Ambrosius, Jonathan Mensah, Abdul Mumin, Denis Korsah, Patrick Kpozo, Andy Yiadom, Jojo Wollacot, Richard Ofori, Joseph Paintsil, Majeed Ashimeru, Mubarak Wakaso, Baba Iddrisu