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Preliminary Ghana World Cup squad named

Kwesi Appiah names his preliminary 26-man Ghana squad for next month's World Cup in Brazil.

Kwesi Appiah has named his preliminary 26-man Ghana squad for next month's World Cup in Brazil.

Leicester City's Jeffrey Schlupp is included despite having just one cap, with Middlesbrough's Albert Adomah the other English-based player.

Appiah will whittle his squad down to a final 23 later this month after the friendly against Holland on May 30.

Other big names included are AC Milan duo Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari, Juventus' Kwadwo Asamoah and Kevin-Prince Boateng of Schalke 04.

The Black Stars are up against Germany, Portugal and the United States in the group stage. See who we selected as their all-time Top 10 here.

Goalkeepers: Fatau Dauda (Orlando Pirates), Adam Kwarasey (Stromsgodset), Stephen Adams (Aduana Stars)

Defenders: Samuel Inkoom (Platanias), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege), Harrison Afful (Esperance), Jeffrey Schlupp (Leicester), John Boye (Rennes), Jonathan Mensah (Evian), Jerry Akaminko (Kisehirspor), Rashid Sumalia (Mamelodi Sundowns)

Midfielders: Michael Essien (AC Milan), Sulley Muntari (AC Milan), Rabiu Mohammed (Kuban Krasnodar), Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese), Afriyie Acquah (Parma), Christian Atsu (Vitesse), Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough), Andre Ayew (Marseille), Mubarak Wakaso (Rubin Kazan)

Forwards: Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Schalke 04), Abdul Majeed Waris (Valenciennes), Jordan Ayew (Sochaux), David Accam (Helsingborg)

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