Satellites’ final squad named

Black Satellites coach, Sellas Tetteh, has named his final 21 players for the FIFA U-20 World Cup  in New Zealand without key goalkeeper Michael Sai.

The much-anticipated list released by FIFA yesterday  was without the former Berekum Chelsea goalkeeper, who was part of the team which won bronze at the last competition in Turkey two years ago.

The team, however, included Hearts of Oak defender Joseph Owusu Bempah, who led the team at the 2015 African Youth Championship (AFC) in Senegal in March this year. 

Also in is Manchester City's Yaw Yeboah, voted the AFC's best player. 

Ghana are in Group B of the May 30 to June 20 tournament, alongside Argentina, Austria and Panama. 

The Black Satellites made history at Egypt 2009 as the only African team to have lifted the trophy. 

Full squad: 

Goalkeepers: Kwame Baah (Heart of Lions), Seidu Mutawakilu (Hearts of Oak), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (Red Bull Salzburg).

Defenders: Kingsley Fobi (Right to Dream), Owusu Bempah (Hearts of Oak), Joseph Aidoo (Inter Allies), Joseph Adjei (Wa All Stars), Emmanuel Ntim (Valenciennes), Patrick Asmah (BA United), Patrick Kpozo (Inter Allies) 

Midfielders: Asiedu Attobrah (New Edubiase), Godfred Donsah (Calgliari), Kofi Yeboah (Wa All Stars), Prosper Kasim (Inter Allies), David Atanga (Red Bull Salzburg), Yaw Yeboah (Man City), Clifford Aboagye (Granada), Osei Barnes (Paios Ferriera) 

Strikers: Benjamin Tetteh (Tudu Mighty Jets), Emmanuel Boateng (Rio Ave), Samuel Tetteh (WAFA).