THE three African squads to compete at the world junior football championship in New Zealand from November 10-27 have been released by FIFA.
The squads are:
Burkina Faso
Goalkeepers: Daouda Traore, Jean-Jacques Kabore.
Defenders: Lamine Traore, Jose-Hermann Yameogo, Aboubacar Sanou, Soumaila Tassambedo, Charles Pafadnam, Siaka Sanou.
Midfielders: Ibrahim Kabore, Issaka Ouedraogo, Ousseni Zongo, Gaston Rouamba.
Strikers: Patrick Zoundi, Bureima Maiga, Tanguy Barro, Moussa Kabore, Djibril Compaore, Alhassan Gambo
Coach – Jacques Yameogo
Ghana
Goalkeepers – Banahene Owusu, Somaila Abdallah.
Defenders: Emmanuel Nkrumah, Lawrence Kainya, Michael Essien, Ibrahim Attiku, Michael Osei, Anthony Obodai, Stephen Tetteh, Ishmael Addo, Bernard Dong-Bortey.
Midfielders: Kwame Frimpong, Ibrahim Razak, Pimpong Razak, Nathaniel Lamptey.
Strikers: Michael Donkor, Seth Ablade, Stephen Oduro
Coach – Jones Attuquayefio
Mali
Goalkeepers: Cheick Bathily, Youssouf Simpara.
Defenders: Mintou Doucoure, Ousmane Diakite, Bamba Sylla, Dalla Diallo, Souleymane Diamoutene.
Midfielders: Sidi Diop, Amadou Diallo, Djibril Sidibe, Abdoul Traore.
Strikers: Idrissa Kone, Mamadou Diallo, Mohamed Sidibe, Abdoulaye Diaby, Mamadou Diawara, Kalilou Doumbia, Koly Kante.
Coach – Fanyery Diallo