Chris Hughton Drops Baba Rahman As He Names Black Stars Squad To Face Angola

Chris Hughton Drops Baba Rahman As He Names Black Stars Squad To Face Angola

Black Stars head coach, Chris Hughton has released 25-man squad to face Angola in the AFCON qualifiers.

Known names like Mohammed Kudus, Thomas Partey, injured Tariq Lamptey and brothers Jordan and Andre made the cut but the coach dropped Baba Rahman. 

There is on surprise inclusion, Patrick Kpozo, who predictably was called to replace Baba Rahman.

FC Sheriff left back, Patrick Kpozo who made the squad was also in the preliminary squad for Qatar 2022. Kpozo has featured in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League this season. The former Ghana U20 international is yet to play for the Black Stars.

This means that, Baba Rahman misses out on a Black Stars squad for the first time since March 2022.

Full list below:

Keepers:

LAWRENCE ATIZIGI (FC ST. GALLEN), ABDUL MANAF NURUDEEN (EUPEND JOSEPH and WOLLACOTT (CHARLTON ATHLETIC).

Defenders:

TARIQ LAMPTEY (BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION), DENIS ODOI (CLUB BRUGGE), GIDEON MENSAH (AJ AUXERRE), PATRICK KPOZO (SHERIFF TIRASPOD), DANIEL AMARTEY (LEICESTER CITY), JOSEPH AIDOO (CELTA VIGO), MOHAMMED SALISU, (SOUTHAMPTON FC), ALEXANDER DJIKU (STRASBOURG).

Midfielders:

THOMAS PARTEY (ARSENAL FC), MAJEED ASHIMERU (RSC ANDERLECHT), ABDUL SALIS SAMED (RC LENS), EDMUND ADDO (SPARTAK SUBOTICA)

Wingers:

JORDAN AVEW (CRYSTAL PALACE), OSMAN BUKARI (RED STAR BELGRADE), JOSEPH PAINSTIL (GENK), KAMAL DEEN SULEMANA (SOUTHAMPTON FC), RANSFORD-YEBOAH KÖNIGSDÖRFFER (HAMBURGER SV).

Forwards:

MOHAMMED KUDUS (AJAX AMSTERDAM)

ANDRE AYEW [NOTTINGHAM FOREST), KAMAL SOWAH (CLUB BRUGGE), INAKI WILLIAMS (ATHLETIC BILBAO), ANTOINE SEMENYO (AFC BOURNEMOUTH)

Baba Rahman was criticized bitterly in Black Stars last match against Uruguay in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Watch reaction in video below:

Should Baba Rahman be snubbed?