Sports News of Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Source: Ghanasoccernet

21 players arrive in Black Stars camp in Nairobi

The Black Stars are set to hold their first training session on Tuesday after getting a full house at their camping base in Nairobi.
The only absentees are Panathinaikos midfielder Quincy Owusu-Abeyie who missed his flight from Greece and left-back Massawudu Alhassan was unable to arrive from his base in Genoa, Italy.
Sulley Muntari and Isaac Vorsah joined the first entourage before goalkeeper Kwarasey, Emmanuel Agyeman-Badu, Kwadwo Asamoah, Dominic Adiyiah and Mohammed Abu.
Holland-based Anthony Annan, Daniel Opare and striker Asamoah Gyan arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport at dawn.
They were later joined by Samuel Inkoom, goalkeeper Ernest Sowah, Derek Boateng, Rashid Sumaila, Prince Tagoe, Yaw Frimpong and Lee Addy who flew in from Accra.
Captain John Mensah joined the set before John Pantsil and Albert Adomah completed the pack.
Head coach Goran Stevanovic will train at the Kasarani stadium later in the day after players have had some rest at the Windsor Country and Golf Hotel.
Ghana are tied on 13 points with Sudan and must avoid defeat to qualify automatically as winners of Group I.
Ghana players in camp:
Goalkeepers: Adam Larsen Kwarasey (Stromgodest), Ernest Sowah (Berekum Chelsea) Daniel Agyei (Liberty Professionals)
Defenders: John Paintsil (Leicester City), Isaac Vorsah (TSG Hoffenheim), John Mensah (Olympique Lyon), Lee Addy (Red Star Belgrade), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege), Rashid Sumaila (Ebusua Dwarfs), Yaw Frimpong (Asante Kotoko)
Midfielders: Samuel Inkoom (FC Dnipro), Kwadwo Asamoah, Emmanuel Agyeman-Badu (Udinese), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan) Anthony Annan (Vitesse Arnhem), Albert Adomah (Bristol City), Abu Mohammed (Stromgodest), Derek Boateng (FC Dnipro)
Strikers: Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain), Prince Tagoe (Bursaspor) Dominic Adiyiah (Karsiyaka).