The National U-20 team coach, Orlando Wellington has confirmed his 21-man squad for Ghana's defence of the Africa Youth Championship title.
The final Black Satellites squad is dominated largely by locally-based players with eight foreign-based internationals making the team, which includes AIK Fotboll's Kwame Amponsah-Karikari and Richmond Boakye-Yiadom of Genoa.
The Championship would be held in South Africa from 17th April to 2nd May 2011.
Ghana, reigning African and World Champions, have been drawn in Group B alongside rivals Nigeria, Cameroon and the Gambia.
Four teams in each group will meet in a round-robin format, with group winners and runners-up qualifying for the FIFA-organized U-20 World Cup in Colombia beginning in July.
Ghana squad
Goalkeepers: Adade Foli (Ebusua Dwarfs, Ghana), Akwasi Acheampong (Liberty Professionals, Ghana), Ibrahim Alhassan (Madina United, Ghana)
Defenders: Rashid Sumaila (Ebusua Dwarfs, Ghana), Adnan Saeed (Wa All Stars, Ghana), Karim Alhassan (Hearts of Oak, Ghana), Paul Aidoo (Berekum Chelsea, Ghana), Richmond Nketiah (FC Nania, Ghana), Samuel Kyere (Berekum Chelsea, Ghana), Masawudu Alhassan (Genoa, Italy)
Midfielders: Albert Bruce (Asante Kotoko, Ghana), Seidu Shaibu (Wa All Stars, Ghana), Bright Addae (Terrassa FC, Italy), James Bissue (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel), Enoch Ebo Andoh (Benfica, Portugal), Gershon Koffie (Vancouver Whitecaps, Canada), Ebenezer Otu (Berekum Chelsea, Ghana)
Attackers: Richmond Boakye-Yiadom (Genoa, Italy) Kwame Amponsah-Karikari (AIK Fotboll, Sweden), Mahatma Otoo (Hearts of Oak, Ghana), Kwame Nsor (Metz, France).
Source: Ghanafa.org
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