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Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Bjorgren has named his 24-woman squad for the delayed 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
The squad includes three goalkeepers, eight defenders, seven midfielders as well as six players in attack.
The Black Queens are Group C alongside defending champions South Africa, Mali and Tanzania.
The team is headlined by captain Portia Boakye while the biggest absentee is Abigail Kofi Kim who was expected to make the squad after being called during the last international break.
There are five home-based players called up for the tournament, which kicks off on Saturday, July 5. Kerrie McCarthy, Afi Amenyaku, Comfort Yeboah, Nancy Amoah and Wasiima Mohammed are the Ghana Women's Premier League players called up for the tournament.
Here is the full squad called up by the Swedish trainer:
Goalkeepers: Kerrie McCarthy, Afi Amenyaku and Cynthia Konlan Findib
Defenders: Ernestina Abambila, Susan Ama Duah, Josephine Bonsu, Nina Norshie, Portia Boakye, Louisa Aniwaa, Anasthesia Achiaa and Comfort Yeboah.
Midfielders: Nancy Amoah, Jennifer Cudjoe, Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah, Evelyn Badu, Grace Asantewaa, Jacqueline Owusu and Stella Nyamekye.
Forwards: Wasiima Mohammed, Sherifatu Sumaila, Doris Boaduwaa, Princess Dankwah Marfo, Alice Kusi and Princella Adubea.
Only four of Ghana's players have ever been at the WAFCON, with this edition being their first for 20 of the invited players.
The team is hoping to win the competition for the first time after being unsuccessful in three finals in the past.
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