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| Mahatma Otoo - A surprised inclusion to the Black Stars squad for Equatorial Guinea 2015 |
Ghana's coach Avram Grant has finally named his 23-man squad for the 2015 African Cup of Nations due to be held in Equatorial Guinea.
Surprisingly, former Hearts of Oak and Black Satellites captain Mahatma Otoo earned a dramatic late call up into the team.
According to the official website of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Norway-based attacker Mahatma Otoo was given a late call-up to join the squad due to striker Abdul-Majeed Waris' failure to recover from an injury.
The squad sees several players named for their maiden appearances in African football's flagship event including Mahatma.
Youngsters Baba Rahman, Daniel Amartey, Frank Acheampong, David Accam and Kwesi Appiah will all be making their first appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations.
England-based defender Jeffrey Schlupp was also excluded from the squad because of an injury that will rule him out of action for about three weeks.
Defender Samuel Inkoom, midfielder Ibrahim Moro and Kwabena Adusei, who were part of the provisional squad were all left out of the final 23-man squad.
Among the experienced invited players are captain Asamoah Gyan, Andre Ayew, Jonathan Mensah, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu and Mubarak Wakaso who will provide the needed experience for the tournament in Equatorial Guinea.
The Black Stars have been drawn against Senegal, Algeria and South Africa in Group C.
Ghana Squad for AFCON 2015
Goalkeepers: Razak Braimah (Mirandes, Spain), Fatau Dauda (AshGold) and Ernest Sowah (Don Bosco, DR Congo)
Defenders: Harrison Afful (Esperance, Tunisia), John Boye (Erciyesspor, Turkey), Jonathan Mensah (Evian, France), Awal Mohammed (Maritzburg, South Africa), Baba Rahman (Augsburg, Germany), Gyimah Edwin (Mpumalanga Black Aces, South Africa), Daniel Amartey, (FC Copenhagen, Denmark)
Midfielders: Rabiu Mohammed (Krasnodar, Russia), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese, Italy), Afriyie Acquah (Parma, Italy), Solomon Asante (T.P. Mazembe, DR Congo), Christian Atsu (Everton, England), Mubarak Wakaso (Celtic, Scotland), Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseille, France), Frank Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium), David Accam (Chicago Fire, USA)
Strikers: Jordan Ayew (Lorient, France), Mahatma Otoo (Songdal, Norway) Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain, UAE), Kwesi Appiah (Cambridge United, England).
