Jordan Ayew and Elisha Owusu complete Ghana squad for AFCON qualifier

By Lukman MUMIN, Accra

Europe-based Jordan Ayew and Elisha Owusu have finally reported to camp ahead of Ghana’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Angola and Niger.

The Leicester City and AJ Auxerre players joined their teammates on Wednesday in Kumasi as preparations continued for the two crucial matches.

Both players are expected to train later ahead of the opening game of the qualifiers against Angola on Thursday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.

Coach Otto Addo trained with 22 players in Kumasi on Tuesday, including West Ham star Mohammed Kudus, who also joined the team late on Monday.

Ghana will be hoping to get off to a good start against the Sable Antelopes before travelling to Morocco for the second Group C encounter against Niger, who play Sudan on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Ayew will also hoping to extend his scoring run with the team after netting four times in the last two games for the Black Stars.