Ghana 2014 FIFA World Cup Squad: Player-by-Player Guide
Kwesi Appiah has named Ghana's provisional World Cup squad.
The Black Stars boss has only selected 26 names, but he has picked a strong group with talented players across the first XI and among the reserves.
The squad is also a fine a blend of youth and experience. Champions League winners Sulley Muntari and Michael Essien have been picked alongside Serie A winner Kwadwo Asamoah. High-profile stars such as Andre Ayew, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Asamoah Gyan will also travel to Brazil.
There is a place for uncapped Helsingborg forward David Accam, while Jeffrey Schlupp, who recently won promotion to the Premier League with Leicester City, also receives the opportunity to build on the one cap he has won to date, back in 2011.
Afriyie Acquah, a popular choice among Ghana fans, also features, but there is no place for Isaac Vorsah, who has recently returned from a long-term injury, nor one for John Mensah or Richmond Boakye. Anthony Annan also misses out.
Here is a player-by-player guide for the Black Stars going to Brazil.
Goalkeepers
Date of Birth: 12/12/1987
Birthplace: Oslo (Norway)
Position: Goalkeeper
Caps: 20
Club: Stromsgodset (Norway)
Name:
Date of Birth: 06/04/1985
Birthplace: Obuasi, Ashanti
Position: Goalkeeper
Caps: 17
Club: Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
Name: Steven Adams
Date of Birth: 28/09/1989
Birthplace: Kumasi, Ashanti
Position: Goalkeeper
Caps: 6
Club: Aduana Stars (Ghana)
Defenders
Name: John Boye
Date of Birth: 23/04/1987
Birthplace: Accra
Position: Centre-back
Caps: 29
Club: Stade Rennais (France)
Name: Samuel Inkoom
Date of Birth: 02/06/1989
Birthplace: Sekondi-Takoradi
Position: Right-back
Caps: 45
Club: Platanias (Greece), on loan from Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine)
Name: Jonathan Mensah
Date of Birth: 18/10/1990
Birthplace: Accra
Position: Right-back, Centre-back, Left-back
Caps: 16
Club: Evian Thonon Gaillard (France)
Name: Daniel Opare
Date of Birth: 18/10/1990
Birthplace: Accra
Position: Right-back, Centre-back, Left-back
Caps: 16
Club: Standard Liege (Belgium)
Name: Jerry Akaminko
Date of Birth: 02/05/1988
Birthplace: Accra
Position: Centre-back
Caps: 8
Club: Eskisehirspor (Turkey)
Name: Rashid Sumaila
Date of Birth: 18/12/1992
Birthplace: Cape Coast
Position: Centre-back
Caps: 5
Club: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Name: Jeffrey Schlupp
Date of Birth: 23/12/1992
Birthplace: Hamburg (Germany)
Position: Left-back, Left-winger, Striker
Caps: 1
Club: Leicester City (England)
Name: Harrison Afful
Date of Birth: 24/06/1986
Birthplace: Kumasi
Position: Right-back, Left-back, Defensive-midfield
Caps: 39
Club: Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
Midfielders
Name: Kwadwo Asamoah
Date of Birth: 09/12/1988
Birthplace: Accra
Position: Centre-midfield, Left-back, Left-winger
Caps: 60
Club: Juventus (Italy)
Name: Sulley Muntari
Date of Birth: 27/08/1984
Birthplace: Konongo, Ashanti
Position: Centre-midfield
Caps: 81
Club: AC Milan (Italy)
Name: Michael Essien
Date of Birth: 03/12/1982
Birthplace: Accra
Position: Centre-midfield
Caps: 56
Club: AC Milan (Italy)
Name: Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
Date of Birth: 02/12/1990
Birthplace: Berekum, Brong-Ahafo
Position: Defensive-midfield
Caps: 48
Club: Udinese (Italy)
Name: Mohammed Rabiu
Date of Birth: 31/12/1989
Birthplace: Accra
Position: Defensive-midfield
Caps: 15
Club: Kuban Krasnodar (Russia)
Name: Afriyie Acquah
Date of Birth: 05/01/1992
Birthplace: Sunyani, Brong-Ahafo
Position: Centre-midfield
Caps: 3
Club: Parma (Italy), on loan from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Germany)
Name: Albert Adomah
Date of Birth: 13/12/1987
Birthplace: Lambeth (England)
Position: Right-winger, Left-winger, Right-back
Caps: 13
Club: Middlesbrough (England)
Name: Wakaso Mubarak
Date of Birth: 25/07/1990
Birthplace: Tamale
Position: Midfielder, Left-winger
Caps: 16
Club: Rubin Kazan (Russia)
Name: Andre Ayew
Date of Birth: 17/12/1989
Birthplace: Seclin (France)
Position: Attacking-midfielder, Left-winger
Caps: 47
Club: Olympique Marseille (France)
Name: Kevin-Prince Boateng
Date of Birth: 06/03/1987
Birthplace: Wedding, Berlin (Germany)
Position: Defensive-midfielder, Attacking-midfielder
Caps: 11
Club: Schalke 04 (Germany)
Name: David Accam
Date of Birth: 28/09/1990
Birthplace: Accra
Position: Midfielder, Forward
Caps: 0
Club: Helsingborg (Sweden)
Forwards
Name: Christian Atsu
Date of Birth: 10/01/1992
Birthplace: Ada Foah
Position: Winger, Forward
Caps: 21
Club: Vitesse Arnhem (Netherlands), on loan from Chelsea (England)
Name: Jordan Ayew
Date of Birth: 11/09/1991
Birthplace: Marseille (France)
Position: Forward
Caps: 11
Club: Sochaux, on loan from Olympique Marseille (both France)
Name: Asamoah Gyan
Date of Birth: 22/11/1985
Birthplace: Accra
Position: Striker
Caps: 78
Club: Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates)
Name: Majeed Waris
Date of Birth: 19/09/1991
Birthplace: Tamale
Position: Striker
Caps: 11
Club: Valenciennes (France)