Ghana name uncapped pair Williams and Sowah in World Cup squad

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Ghana name uncapped pair Williams and Sowah in World Cup squad
Inaki Williams has been a stalwart for Athletic Bilbao in the last eight years
Inaki Williams has been a stalwart for Athletic Bilbao in the last eight years
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Kamal Sowah’s form for Club Brugge in the Champions League has won him a World Cup call-up for Ghana after the uncapped striker was on Monday included in the country’s squad for Qatar.

Sowah (23) was a surprise selection as coach Otto Addo (47) named his 26-man squad for the tournament, where the Black Stars face Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay in Group H.

Sowah has impressed as the Belgian club reached the last 16 of the Champions League, knocking out Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen in the process.

There was also a first call up for midfielder Salis Abdul Samed (22) who has been a regular for Racing Lens this season as they have moved to second in the French Ligue 1 standings.

Former Spain international Inaki Williams (28) and England under-21 international Tariq Lamptey (22), who threw in their lot with Ghana two months ago, were both included but Ghana failed to persuade England international Callum Hudson-Odoi (22) to switch his allegiance

Ghana have been forced to name three inexperienced goalkeepers after their first two choices – Jojo Wollacott (26) from Charlton Athletic and South Africa-based Richard Ofori (29) – were both injured in club action.

The squad will be captained by Andre Ayew (32), who was part of the team that reached the quarter-finals in South Africa in 2010 – only the third time an African nation has reached the last eight of a World Cup.

Ghana Squad

Goalkeepers

Lawrence Ati Zigi (St Gallen)

Danlad Ibrahim (Asante Kotoko)

Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen)

Defenders

Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo)

Daniel Amartey (Leicester City)

Abdul-Rahman Baba (Reading)

Alexander Djiku (Racing Strasbourg)

Tariq Lamptey (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Gideon Mensah (AJ Auxerre)

Denis Odoi (Club Brugge)

Mohammed Salisu (Southampton)

Alidu Seidu (Clermont Foot)

Midfielders

Andre Ayew (Al Sadd)

Mohammed Kudus (Ajax)

Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (SC Freiburg)

Elisha Owusu (Gent)

Thomas Partey (Arsenal)

Salis Abdul Samed (Racing Lens)

Forwards

Daniel Afriyie (Hearts of Oak)

Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace)

Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade)

Issahaku Abdul Fatawu (Sporting Lisbon)

Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City)

Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge)

Kamaldeen Sulemana (Rennes)

Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao)

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