The time is edging ever-closer to the Ghana vs Cape Verde Islands Africa Cup of Nations game which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the team line-ups have now been announced.
Let’s look at the starting XI for Ghana which has been confirmed as follows:
Ghana
Richard Ofori #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 30
Gideon Mensah #14
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 25
Alexander Djiku #23
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 29
Place of birth: Montpellier, France
Mohamed Salisu #6
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 24
Denis Odoi #6
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 35
Place of birth: Leuven, Belgium
Iddrisu Baba #4
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Majeed Ashimeru #18
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 26
Joseph Paintsil #28
Forward
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 25
Ransford Königsdörffer #11
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 22
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Jordan Ayew #9
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 32
Place of birth: Marseille, France
Antoine Semenyo #25
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 24
Place of birth: Chelsea, England
The team sheet line-up for Cape Verde Islands has also been confirmed as:
Cape Verde Islands
Josimar Diaz Vozinha #1
Also known as Vozinha
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 37
Logan Costa #6
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 87kg
Age: 22
Place of birth: Saint-Denis, France
Roberto Lopes
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 31
Place of birth: Crumlin, Ireland
Steven Moreira #31
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 29
Place of birth: Noisy-le-Grand, France
Kevin Lenini Gonçalves Pereira #6
Also known as Kevin Pina
Midfielder
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 26
Jamiro Monteiro #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 30
Place of birth: Rotterdam, Netherlands
João Paulo Fernandes #8
Also known as João Paulo
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 25
Deroy Duarte #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 24
Place of birth: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Tiago Manuel Dias Correia #10
Also known as Bebé
Forward
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 33
Place of birth: Agualva-Cacém, Portugal
Jovane Cabral #21
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 25
Ryan Mendes #20
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 34
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