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Black Stars record 16 players on first Camp day

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Ghana’s Black Stars’ camp at the Alisa Hotel in Accra is already bubbling as 16 players hit the camp on the first day.

The players currently in camp are: Jojo Wollacot, Thomas Partey, Christopher Antwi-Adjei, Dennis Korsah, Edmund Addo, Andy Yiadom, Joseph Aidoo, Gideon Mensah, Yaw Yeboah, Alexander Djiku, Majeed Waris, Felix Afena-Gyan, Joseph Paintsil, Danlad Ibrahim, Fatawu Issahaku and Dauda Mohammed.

Black Stars interim coach, Otto Addo, is expecting a full house by the close of the day as the team prepares for the crucial World Cup playoff against Nigeria.

The Black Stars host the Super Eagles in the first leg on March 25, 2022, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium before travelling for the second leg to be played on March 29, 2022, in Abuja at the Moshood Abiola Stadium.

Some players joined the team’s camp as early as Saturday and the majority of them arrived on Sunday night.

Coach Otto Addo is hoping to get the full complement of his squad by the close of day.

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Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey who is expected to lead the team in the absence of Andre Ayew has arrived in camp.

According to the GFA, the Black Stars will travel to Kumasi on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, to continue with preparations for the game.

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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