Ghana AFCON 2021 squad: Reading duo Baba Rahman and Yiadom named in Black Stars team for Cameroon tournament

Reading FC duo of Baba Abdul Rahman and Andy Kyere Yiadom have been included in the Black Stars provisional squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) early next year.

The four-time African champions are among the 24 countries to partake in the prestigious tournament set for January 2022.

Ghana will be searching for a fifth AFCON trophy in Cameroon next year after last winning it in 1982.

The much-anticipated tournament has been slated between January 9 and February 6, 2022 in the Central African country.

Ahead of the tournament, Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has named a 30-man preliminary squad with Baba Rahman and Andy Yiadom no exception.

Black Stars will commence their preparations in Doha, Qatar on December 23 and will be in the Asian country for a period of three weeks.

They will play three games to give coach Rajevac the opportunity to assess his squad.

Ghana are expected to play a yet to named club side on Tuesday, December 28, before taking on one of the qualified teams (Egypt or Sudan) on Friday, January 1, 2022, in another friendly.

The team will wrap up their test matches against African Champions Algeria on January 5.

Ghana has been paired with Morocco, Gabon and Comoros at the 33^rd AFCON tournament.

The delayed tournament will start on January 9 with the Black Stars playing their first match the next day against Morocco.

Their next game is against Gabon on January 14 before wrapping up their group stage campaign four days later against debutants Comoros.