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Soccer News of Tuesday, 16 April 2002

Source: gna

GFA invites 75 to Under-20 camp

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has invited 75 players to camp at the National Sports College, Winneba, for a justify-your-inclusion exercise for the National Under-20 team. The players were invited after an intensive selection exercise organised by GFA across the country and conducted by Isaac Paha, coach of the under-20 team.

A release signed by Mr. Kofi Nsiah, General Secretary of the GFA, said camping would start from Sunday, April 14 and ends on April 27th. The players invited are Micheal Akowuah, David Kwao, Faisal Seidu, Samudini Ayara,Gaishon Kofi,Seidu Avivor,Osei Kofi, Abdulai Issaka, Mallam Idayah, Lawrence Quashie, Samuel Saka, Ibrahim Sadiq, Daniel Okunka Lamptey, Osumanu Mumuni and Issifu Amadu all from the Greater Accra Region.

Others are Habib Mohamed, Rahaman Baba, Ricky Essuman, Theophilus Armah, Emmanuel Ofori, Jacob Coffie, Tony Davis, Ekow Benson,Charles Crentsil and Richard Mensah (Central region) while Bright Kukubor, Isaac Amoako, Adjei

Collins, Kwesi Boateng, Sumaila Iddrisu, Nana Kofi Egyri, and Randy Tetteh makes up the squad from Brong Ahafo region.

John Aggrey Smith, Dan Ocran, Inusah Mohammed, Salifu Muntari, Osei Kofi, John Johny Jackson and Micheal Mensah are all from the Western Region.

Those invited from Ashanti Region are Yaw Kodua, Osei Bonsu, Reginald Gormann, Bright Amoah, Thomas Athur, Francis Quinoo, Issah Abdullai and Agyeman Prempeh with Justice Opoku, Opoku Fofie, Eric Boateng, Kofi Bediako, Samudini

Yahaya and Eric Boakye are from the Eastern Region.

Moses Gbadegbe, Sulemana Ibrahim, Falilu Mohamed, Fred Okoh, Christian Dekua, Wahab Sanuku, Abu Sadiq and Iddrisu Issah are from the Volta region. Players selected from the Upper East, Upper West and Northern Region are Issifu Seidu, Bawa Yusif, Ahmed Jafaru, Mohammed Fatawu, Salifu Rahaman, Tamiru Usman, Sumaila Yakubu, Hannan Habib Hannan Abu and Yahuzi Adam.

Four other players have also been invited based on their performances at the just ended Guinness Gala Competition. They are Ernest Papa Arko who is currently the leading goal scorer in the league, and Jonathan Quartey both of Liberty Professionals; Bawa Mohammed of B.A United and George Biyara of Mine Stars.