Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac on Thursday named AS Roma teenager Felix Afena Gyan and Sheriff Tiraspol midfielder Edmund Addo as part of his 28-man squad for this month’s tricky World Cup Qatar 2022 Group G qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa.

Afena’s inclusion into the Senior National team comes after he made his Serie A debut against Cagliari and followed up with a second substitute appearance against AC Milan on Sunday.

Another new face into the squad is Sheriff Tiraspol midfielder Edmund Addo, who comes into the Black Stars on the back of a decent outing in the Uefa Champions League.

The 67-years-old Serbian also named striker Richmond Boakye Yiadom for the two matches. Also making a return to the squad is Asante Kotoko captain Ismail Abdul Ganiyu.

Ghana will take on Ethiopia on Thursday, November 11 before facing South Africa on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at the Cape Coast stadium.

The Black stars have nine points on the Group G table, one point below leaders South Africa, while Zimbabwe and Ethiopia occupy the fourth and third positions with one and three points respectively.

Only the group winners will qualify to the third and final round of qualifiers.

Ghana now has two matches remaining to book a ticket through to final qualification round, away to Ethiopia and at home to South Africa which they must win to guarantee a place in the next round of qualification.

Full Squad:

Goalkeepers: Joseph Wollacott (Swindon Town), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St.Gallen), Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen), Richard Attah (Hearts of Oak)

Defenders: Andy Yiadom (Reading FC), Philemon Baffour (Dreams FC), Baba Abdul Rahman (Reading FC), Gideon Mensah (Girondins Bordeaux), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew), Ismail Abdul Ganiyu (Asante Kotoko)

Midfielders: Baba Idrissu (Real Mallorca), Thomas Partey (Arsenal FC), Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen F.C), Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Daniel Kofi Kyere (FC St. Pauli)

Wingers: Andre Ayew (Al Sadd), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Dreams FC), Kamal Deen Sulemana (Rennes), Samuel Owusu (Al Fayha)

Strikers: Richmond Boakye-Yiadom (Beitar Jerusalem), Benjamin Tetteh (Yeni Malatyaspor), Felix Afena Gyan (AS Roma), Caleb Ekuban (Genoa)