{"id":76847,"date":"2014-12-23T16:51:54","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T16:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=76847"},"modified":"2014-12-23T16:58:25","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T16:58:25","slug":"the-new-names-in-avram-grants-impending-afcon-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=76847","title":{"rendered":"The new names in Avram Grant\u2019s impending AFCON squad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Avram Grant is expected to shock Ghanaians with new faces for the country\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) squad. Grant has already given his list to the Ghana FA but it has yet to be released.<\/p>\n

Many youngsters are speculated to be handed their first senior calls.<\/p>\n

Bernard Mensah (Vitoria Guimares), John Antwi (Ismaily SC), Daniel Amartey (FC Copenhagen), Enoch Adu Kofi (Malmo FF) and Almeria\u2019s Thomas Partey are believed to be among the new faces that will make the squad.<\/p>\n

\"Bernard<\/a>
Bernard Mensah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Samuel Inkoom and Ernest Sowah have also been tipped for a return.<\/p>\n

There will be no Sulley Muntari, Michael Essien or Kevin-Prince Boateng. Head coach Avram Grant is scheduled to arrive from his player-monitoring tour abroad on December 28.<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>
John Antwi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sources say that he will be accompanied by a new physical trainer who will be working on the fitness of the squad ahead of the Afcon.<\/p>\n

\"enoch<\/a><\/p>\n

A good number of the Black Stars squad play in the Scandinavia and have been quite inactive since they ended their seasons a couple of months ago.<\/p>\n

\"Thomas<\/a>
Thomas Partey playing against Messi in the Spanish La Liga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grant has already submitted a 31-man squad to the Ghana FA and it is understood that he could drop 5 players before the team departs for their camping base.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Gary Al-Smith\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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