Otto Addo Drops Squad for Austria and Germany Friendlies; 4 Debutants Included
Ghana Head Coach Otto Addo has announced a 26-man squad ahead of March international window, with four new faces earning their first invites.
The squad largely maintains its core, with several regular names retained as the team prepares for upcoming pre-World Cup friendly matches.
Among the headline inclusions are debutants Patric Pfeiffer, Derrick Luckassen, Marvin Senaya and Daniel Agyei, all of whom will be looking to make an immediate impression.
However, experienced forward Andre Ayew has once again been left out of the squad, while star midfielder Mohammed Kudus misses out due to injury.
Ghana will take on Austria on March 27 in Vienna before traveling to Stuttgart to face Germany on March 30, 2026 as preparations intensify ahead of the 2026 FIFA World
Below is the full squad:
Goalkeepers:
Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen), Benjamin Asare (Accra Hearts of Oak), Joseph Anang (St. Patrick’s Athletic
Defenders:
Patrick Pfeiffer (SV Darmstadt), Derrick Luckassen (Pafos FC), Derrick Kohn (Union Berlin), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Basaksehir), Caleb Yirenkyi (FC Nordsjaelland), Kojo Oppong Pepprah (OGC Nice), Jonas Adjetey (VFL Wolfsburg), Marvin Senaya (Auxerre), Alexander Djiku (Spartak Moscow), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre)
Midfielders:
Thomas Partey (Villarreal), Kwasi Sibo (Real Oviedo), Ibrahim Sulemana (Cagliari Calcio), Elisha Owusu (AJ Auxerre)
Forwards/Wingers:
Brandon Thomas Asante (Coventry City), Jordan Ayew (Leicester City), Prince Adu (Viktoria Plzen), Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al Qadsiah), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City), Inaki Williams (Atletic Bilbao), Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City), Kamal Deen Sulemana (Atalanta), Daniel Agyei (Kocalispor).
By: Iddrisu Abdul Rahim
