Izuchukwu Okosi
The Ghana Football Association finally on Tuesday 22 March, released its 27-man list for Friday’s first leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs against Nigeria at Baba Yara stadium in Kumasi reports Prime Business Africa.
The Black Stars squad had been kept discreet in a bid to avoid Nigeria’s attention with the team displayed on social media platforms in the past days proving to be false.
Both west African rivals are vying for one of Africa’s five tickets to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in Russia in November.
Captaining the Black Stars is Arsenal’s midfield powerhouse Thomas Partey. Leicester City’s Daniel Amartey is another experienced player in the team called up by head coach Otto Addo who was a former assistant coach at Borussia Dortmund.
AS Roman’s youngster, Felix Afena Gyan is one of young players who are making their international bows for their country.
There was no place for Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew due to a Covid 19 positve test while his older sibling Andre Ayew misses out due to his red card incident at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
GHANA SQUAD TO Play AGAINST NIGERIA
Goalkeepers: Joseph Wolacott (Swindon Town), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen), Richard Ofori (Orlando Pirates), Ibrahim Danlad (Asante Kotoko)
Defenders: Andy Yiadom (Reading FC), Dennis Korsah (Hearts of Oak), Gideon Mensah (Girondins Bordeaux), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg FC), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Dennis Odoi (Fulham), Abdul Mumin (Vitoria Guimaraes)
Midfielders: Baba Iddrissu (Real Mallorca), Edmund Addo (Sherif Tiraspol), Thomas Teye Partey (Arsenal FC), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Daniel Kofi Kyere (St. Pauli), Elisha Owusu (Gent)
Wingers: Osman Bukari (Nantes), Joseph Paintsil (Genk), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Sporting Lisbon), Christopher Antwi Adjei (Bochum), Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew)
Strikers: Dauda Mohammed (FC Cartagena), Felix Afena Gyan (AS Roma), Majeed Warris (Strasbourg).
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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