EXCLUSIVE;Jonathan Mensah and Mubarak Wakaso handed late Black Stars call-up

Reports has it that, Jonathan Mensah and Mubarak Wakaso have been handed a call up to join the home-based players in the camp of the Black Stars ahead of the upcoming double header in the next AFCON qualifiers.

Initially, coach CK Akonnor named 32 provisional man list all comprising of the locally based players to prepare for the international break next month and might not even get the service of most of his key players due to coronavirus restrictions in most of the European countries.

The decision follows, since the two players are currently in the country for holidays waiting and preparing for the commencement of the new season.

Jonathan Mensah incredibly won the Major League Soccer trophy as the skipper for Columbus Crew in the just ended campaign whiles Mubarak Wakaso was also an integral member of Jiangsu Suning in the Chinese Super League.

The U20 World Cup winner has been without a call up into the national team since AFCON 2019 but the former Alaves combative midfielder, was part of the last squad that played against Sudan in the same qualifiers.

The Black Stars of Ghana will take on South Africa in Johannesburg on March 22, before they wrap up the qualifiers with Sao Tome and Principe at home also on March 30.

Source:kickgh