Ghana’s U23 Coach Ibrahim Tanko has invited eight foreign based players for the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Algeria.

The Black Meteors will lock horns with Algeria in the final round of qualifiers for the TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.

The invited players include FC Basel midfielder Emmanuel Essiam, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku of Sporting Lisbon and Emmanuel Yeboah of CFR Cruj.

Others include, Alex Sarfo, Ernest Nuamah (FC Nordsjaelland), Zubairu Ibrahim (FK Jedinstvo Ub), Adams Salim (FC Cincinnati) and Daniel Afriyie Banierh of  FC Zurich.

The 1st leg will be played in Annaba on Friday, March 24 while the 2nd takes place on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at the Baba Yara Sports stadium in Kumasi.

The winner of the two legs will seal a slot at the TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.