Accra – Provisional Ghana World Cup squad after coach Kwesi Appiah added four more players to the one he named on Monday – he must reduce it to 23 by June 2 the deadline set by Fifa.
Ghana have been drawn in Group G along with one of the favourites for the title Germany, Euro 2012 semi-finalists Portugal and the United States, coached by Jurgen Klinsmann.
Ghana, who reached the quarter-finals in the 2010 edition, begin their campaign in Brazil on June 16 against the United States in Natal.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Razak Brimah (CD Guadalaraja/ESP), Adam Larsen Kwarasey (Strømsgodset/NOR), Fatau Dauda (Orlando Pirates/RSA), Stephen Adams (Aduana Stars)
Defenders: Kwabena Adusei (Asante Kotoko), Samuel Inkoom (Platanias/GRE), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege/BEL), Harrison Afful (Esperance/TUN) Jeffery Schlupp (Leicester City/ENG), John Boye (Renne/FRA), Jonathan Mensah (Evian/FRA), Rashid Sumaila (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA), Jerry Akaminko (Eskisehirspor/TUR)
Midfielders: Michael Essien (AC Milan/ITA), Sulley Ali Muntari (AC Milan/ITA), Rabiu Mohammed (Kuban Krasnodar/RUS), Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus/ITA), Emmanuel Agyemang Badu (Udinese/ITA), Afriyie Acquah (Parma/ITA), Andre Ayew (Marseille/FRA), Yussif Chibsah Rahman (Sassuolo/ITA), Mubarak Wakaso (Rubin Kazan/RUS), Christian Atsu Twasam (Vitesse/NED), Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough/ENG), David Titi Accam (Helsingborg/SWE)
Forwards: Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain/UAE), Kevin-Prince Boateng (AC Milan/ITA), Mahatma Otto (Sogndal/NOR), Abdul Majeed Waris (Valenciennes/FRA), Jordan Ayew (Sochaux/FRA) – Sapa-AFP