Konadu reshuffles squad for WAFU

Black Stars B coach, Maxwell Konadu, has reshuffled his squad with the announcement of 25 players to prepare for the upcoming WAFU Tournament to be hosted by Ghana from September 9-24.

The new-look team, featuring a blend of old and new players, began camping in Takoradi yesterday ahead of the kick-off of the sub-continental tournament next weekend.

The squad includes goalkeepers Joseph Addo (Aduana Stars), Felix Annan (Asante Kotoko), Kwame Baah ( Inter Allies) and defenders Amos Frimpong (Asante Kotoko), Emmanuel Ampiah (Elmina Sharks), Moro Ibrahim (Bolga Allstars), Samuel Sarfo (Liberty Professionals), Vincent Atinga (Hearts of Oak), Nuhu Musah (WAFA), and Ahmed Adams (Asante Kotoko).

The midfielders are: Gideon Waja (WAFA), Farouk Mohammed (Elmina Sharks), Isaac Twum ( Inter Allies), Emmanuel Lomotey (Dreams FC), Winful Cobbinah (Hearts of Oak), Amos Addai (Ashgold), Zakaria Mumuni (Aduana Stars), Patrick Razak (Hearts of Oak), Richmond Lamptey ( WAFA), Thomas Abbey (Hearts of Oak), and Seidu Salifu (Unattached).

The strikers are: Felix Addo (Elmina Sharks), Daniel Lomotey (WAFA), Stephen Sarfo ( Berekum Chelsea), Kwame Kizito (Hearts of Oak).

The squad will be reduced to 18 to meet the requirements for the tournament.

Ghana opens the competition against Gambia in the preliminary round on September 9, with the winner advancing to the group stage.

Coach Konadu was made the interim coach of the Black Stars B by the Ghana Football Association(GFA) Executive Committee last week, despite failing to steer the team to next year's African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Kenya.

According to Graphic Sports sources, the decision to officially hand over the Stars B job to him was to enable Coach Kwasi Appiah to concentrate on theRussia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

In an interview with the Graphic Sports, a GFA source said, "Formally the Black Stars B job has been handed over to Maxwell Konadu and he will be in charge throughout the preparation of the team towards the upcoming WAFU tournament".

"The Executive Committee of the GFA agreed to allow him take over the job substantively because of Coach Kwasi Appiah's busy schedule with the Black Stars," the source added.