Ghana 2021 AFCON Team: Milovan Rajevac names RTU poster boy David Abagna in 30-man provisional squad

Ghana head coach, Milovan Rajevac has named Real Tamale United (RTU) poster boy David Abagna in his 30-man provisional squad for the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.

The Serbian tactician on Tuesday announced a 30-man provisional squad at a press conference held at the secretariat of the Ghana Football Association (GFA).

In a squad that has five home-based players, in-form David Abagna has earned a place in the team.

He will have to push to however convince the technical team of the Black Stars to keep his place in the team for the final 28-man squad.

Other home-based players making the squad include goalkeeper Richard Attah, attacker, Maxwell Abbey Quaye, and Dreams FC duo Philemon Baffour and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku.

The Black Stars of Ghana will open camp in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, ahead of the 33rd edition of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations – Cameroon 2022.

The team will be in Doha for a period of three weeks to prepare for the Tournament scheduled for Cameroon from January 9 to February 6, 2022.

The Black Stars will play three international friendly matches in Qatar to give Coach Milovan Rajevac the opportunity to assess his squad for the Tournament.

Ghana is expected to play a yet-to-named club side on Tuesday, December 28, before taking on one of the Africa Cup of Nations qualified teams on Friday, January 1, 2022, in another friendly.

The team will wrap up their test matches against African Champions Algeria on Wednesday, January 5, 2022.

The Black Stars will depart Doha for Yaoundé on Friday, January 7, 2022, to take on the rest of Africa at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.