• Mon, Mar 2026

Black Stars: Otto Addo names Ghana's squad for pre-World Cup friendlies against Austria and Germany

Black Stars: Otto Addo names Ghana's squad for pre-World Cup friendlies against Austria and Germany

Ghana coach

Otto Addo has handed out debut call ups to four players, Derrick Luckassen, Marvin Senaya and Daniel Agyei for this month’s international football friendlies against Austria and Germany. 

The quartet are part of a 26-man squad that have been named by Otto Addo for the two crucial pre-FIFA World Cup preparatory matches. 

Derrick Luckassen who plays as a centre-back for Pafos FC in Cyprus, is a product of AZ Alkmaar’s academy and has previously played for PSV, Hertha BSC, Anderlecht, Kasımpaşa, Fatih Karagümrük, and Maccabi Tel Aviv. He won the 2024–25 Cypriot league and scored Pafos’ first Champions League goal. 

Marvin Senaya plays for French Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre following spells at Strasbourg, Sochaux and Lausanne-Sport having made his professional debut in 2021. 

Daniel Agyei plays as a forward and winger for Turkish club Kocaelispor. Agyei was born in England where he featured for Leyton Orient, Crewe Alexandra, Oxford United and Burnley before moving to Turkey. 

Making a return to the squad are Inaki Williams, Brandon Thomas Asante, Ibrahim Sulemana, Thomas Partey and Alexander Djiku. 

Ghana will play Austria in Vienna on Match 27 before traveling to Stuttgart to face Germany on March 30, 2026.  

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: 

Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen), Benjamin Asare (Accra Hearts of Oak), Joseph Anang (St. Patrick’s Athletic)

Defenders: 

Patrick Pfeiffer (SV Darmstadt), Derrick Luckassen (Pafos FC), Derrick Kohn (Union Berlin), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Basaksehir), Caleb Yirenkyi (FC Nordsjaelland), Kojo Oppoong Pepprah (OGC Nice), Jonas Adjetey (VFL Wolfsburg), Marvin Senaya (Auxerre), Alexander Djiku (Spartak Moscow), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre)

Midfielders: 

Thomas Partey (Villareal), Elisha Owusu (Auxerre), Ibrahim Sulemana (Cagliari), Kwasi Sibo (Real Oviedo), 

Forwards/Wingers: 

Brandon Thomas Asante (Coventry City), Jordan Ayew (Leicester City), Prince Adu (Viktoria Plzen), Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al Qadsiah), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City), Inaki Williams (Atletic Bilbao), Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City), Kamal Deen Sulemana (Atalanta), Daniel Agyei (Kocalispor)

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