Mexico and Ghana announce rosters

... for March 1 match at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas
NEW YORK - Mexico head coach, Ricardo Lavolpe, and Ratomir Dujkovic, manager of Ghana, announced their rosters for the international friendly in the third game of the 2006 Coca-Cola Presents Real Mexican Soccer Tour, Wednesday, March 1 (8:00 p.m. local) at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas.

Among Ghana's call ups are midfielders Michael Essien (Chelsea) and Stephen Appiah (fenerbache) and defender Samuel Osei Kuffour (Roma) head up the African nation lineup consisting of 17 foreign-based players.

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ROSTER - GHANA

GOALKEEPERS: George Owu (AshantiGold / GHA), Philemon McCarthy (Fetteh Feyernoord / GHA)

DEFENDERS: Issah Ahmed (Randers FC / DEN), John Mensah (Stade Rennes /FRA) John Paintsil (Hapoel Tel Aviv / ISR), Emmanuel Pappoe, (Hapoel Kfar Sava / ISR), Samuel Osei Kuffour (Roma / ITA), Hans Sarpei (VFL Wolfsburg / GER)

MIDFIELDERS: Otto Addo (FC Mainz / GER), Stephen Appiah (Fenerbache / TUR), Haminu Dramani (Red Star / SER), Michael Essien (Chelsea / ENG), Razak Ibrahim (Maccabi Netanya / ISR), Sulley Muntari (Udinese / ITA)

FORWARDS: Baba Adamu (Krylya Sovietov Samara / RUS), Patrick Agyemang (Preston North End / ENG), Matthew Amoah (Borussia Dortmund / GER), Isaac Boakye (Arminia Bielefeld / GER), Alex Techie Menson (St. Gallen / SWI)

Manager: Ratomir Dujkovic