The Black Stars final squad was unveiled on Monday night as Carlos Queiroz men fine tune to make a mark at the World Cup
Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz announced his final 26-man squad for 2026 FIFA World Cup on Monday night.
Conspicuously missing out was Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Solomon Agbasi who was tipped to at least pick the third spot in the goalkeepers’ ranking. However, he lost the chance to Joseph Annang.
Centre back Alexander Djiku could not recover on time after picking up an injury in camp and his place was handed over to Derrick Luckassen of Pafos.
Luckassen will be making his first international competition for the West African giants having made his international bow for the Black Stars against Germany few weeks ago in an international friendly.
He is a player of high quality and maturity and was on top form last season. In all competitions, Luckassen played 46 matches including eight matches in the UEFA Champions League, lasted 4,226 minutes and scored six goals with zero assists. Again, he received six yellow cards and saw two red cards.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers
- Benjamin Asare — Accra Hearts of Oak
- Lawrence Ati-Zigi — St. Gallen
- Joseph Anang — St. Patrick’s Athletic
Defenders
- Baba Rahman — PAOK
- Gideon Mensah — Auxerre
- Marvin Senaya — Auxerre
- Alidu Seidu — Rennes
- Abdul Mumin — Rayo Vallecano
- Jerome Opoku — Istanbul Basaksehir
- Jonas Adjetey — Wolfsburg
- Kojo Oppong Peprah — Nice
- Derrick Luckassen — Pafos
Midfielders
- Elisha Owusu — Auxerre
- Thomas Partey — Villarreal
- Kwasi Sibo — Real Oviedo
- Augustine Boakye — Saint-Étienne
- Caleb Yirenkyi — FC Nordsjælland
- Abdul Fatawu Issahaku — Leicester City
Forwards
- Kamaldeen Sulemana — Atlanta
- Christopher Bonsu Baah — Al Qadsiah
- Ernest Nuamah — Lyon
- Antoine Semenyo — Manchester City
- Brandon Thomas-Asante — Coventry City
- Prince Kwabena Adu — Viktoria Plzen
- Inaki Williams — Athletic Bilbao
- Jordan Ayew — Leicester City
