Ghana 2021 AFCON team: Milovan Rajevac names two Dreams FC players in 30-man provisional squad

Ghana head coach, Milovan Rajevac has invited two players from Dreams FC to camp ahead of 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 what has shocked many Ghanaians, constantly unused defender Philemon Baffour made the squad.

He is one of two Dreams FC players invited to camp. The other player is talented attacker Abdul Fatawu Issahaku who deservedly is included.

Other home-based players making the squad include goalkeeper Richard Attah, attacker, Maxwell Abbey Quaye, and midfielder David Abagna Sandan.

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.