Timely Boost For Ghana

Ghana's first-choice goalkeeper Richard Kingson © PA Photo

September 2, 2009

Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has received a timely boost ahead of his sides 2010 World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sudan in Accra with the news that first-choice goalkeeper Richard Kingson has fully recovered from injury.

The Black Stars, who will qualify for the World Cup in South Africa if they win and Mali versus Benin ends in a draw, were sweating over the fitness of the Wigan Athletic stopper, who returned to the bench for his club side in their 2-1 defeat to Everton on Sunday.

Kingson had been missing for over a month with an ankle injury, but is now likely to get the nod ahead of the other two keepers in the squad, George Owu of Al Masry in Egypt and William Amamoo from Vaasaland in Sweden.

Ghana Squad:

Goalkeepers: Richard Kingson (Wigan Athletic, England), George Owu (Al Masry, Egypt) and William Amamoo (Vaasaland, Sweden).

Defenders: John Paintsil (Fulham, England), Samuel Inkoom (Basel FC, Switzerland), Harrison Afful (Asante Kotoko, Ghana), John Mensah (Sunderland, England), Eric Addo (Roda JC, Holland) and Isaac Vorsah (Hoffenheim, Germany).

Midfielders: Stephen Appiah (Unattached), Michael Essien (Chelsea, England), Anthony Annan (Rosenborg, Norway), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan, Italy), Laryea Kingston, (Hearts, Scotland) Opoku Agyemang (Al Sadd, Qatar) and Haminu Draman (Locomotive Moscow, Russia).

Strikers: Asamoah Gyan (Rennes, France), Matthew Amoah (NAC Breda, Holland), Prince Tagoe (Hoffenheim, Germany) and Junior Agogo (Apollon Limassol, Cyprus).