Mexico Coach
Ricardo Lavolpe has called up uncapped Argentine-born forward Guillermo
Franco and striker Luis Angel Landin. Bolton Wanderers striker, and
record Mexico goal-scorer Jared Borgetti is included but experienced
Cuauhtemoc Blanco misses out.
Chelsea midfielder
Michael Essien, and Udinese’s Sulley Muntari have been recalled to
Ghana's squad. Essien would return to the side along with Udinese's
Sulley Muntari, who, along with Essien missed the African Nations Cup
finals in Egypt this month due to injury. In a major overhaul of the
squad by coach Dujkovic after their embarrassing first-round exit from
the African Cup of Nations in Egypt, 10 of the 23 players from the
Nations Cup squad have been dropped, with eight new players added. There
are recalls for FC Mainz’s Otto Addo, who has recently returned from a
long-standing injury along with Isaac Boakye, and a call-up for Preston
North End forward Patrick Agyemang. Abdul Razak Ibrahim, Alex Tachie
Mensah and Baffour Gyan are among the new faces.
Mexico : Coach Ricardo Lavolpe
Goalkeepers: Oswaldo Sanchez (Guadalajara), Jesus Corona (Tecos
UAG)
Defenders: Jose Antonio Castro (America), Diego Martinez, Javier
Rodriguez (both Guadalajara), Ricardo Osorio, Joel Huiqui (both Cruz
Azul), Gonzalo Pineda (Guadalajara), Mario Perez (Necaxa)
Midfielders: Pavel Pardo (America), Antonio Naelson (Toluca),
Luis Perez (Monterrey), Jose Andres Guardado (Atlas), Gerardo Torrado
(Cruz Azul)
Strikers: Guillermo Franco (Villarreal), Jared Borgetti (Bolton
Wanderers), Omar Bravo (Guadalajara), Luis Angel Landin (Pachuca).
Ghana :
coach Ratomir Dujkovic
Goalkeepers: Sammy Adjei (Mohadon Sports Ashdod, Israel), George
Owu (AshantiGold)
Defenders: Issah Ahmed (Randers FC, Denmark), John Mensah (Stade
Rennes, France) John Paintsil (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel), Emmanuel Pappoe,
(Hapoel Kfar Sava, Israel), Samuel Osei Kuffour (AS Roma, Italy), Hans
Sarpei (VfL Wolfsburg, Germany)
Midfielders: Otto Addo (FC Mainz, Germany), Stephen Appiah (Fenerbache,
Turkey), Haminu Dramani (Red Star Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro),
Michael Essien (Chelsea, England), Abdul Razak Ibrahim (Maccabi Netanya,
Israel), Sulley Muntari (Udinese, Italy), Alex Tachie Mensah (St Gallen,
Switzerland)
Strikers: Baba Adamu (Krylya Sovietov Samara, Russia), Patrick
Agyemang (Preston North End, England), Matthew Amoah (Borussia Dortmund,
Germany), Isaac Boakye (Arminia Bielefeld, Germany), Baffour Gyan
(Dynamo Moscow, Russia).
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