2010 FIFA World Cup - Ghana
2010 FIFA World Cup - Ghana National Team
2010 FIFA World Cup Ghana National Team:
Goalkeepers:
1 Daniel AGYEI, 16 Stephen AHORLU and 22 Richard KINGSON
Defenders:
2 Hans SARPEI, 4 John PANTSIL, 5 John MENSAH, 7 Samuel INKOOM, 8 Jonathan MENSAH, 15 Isaac VORSAH,
17 Ibrahim AYEW and 19 Lee ADDY
Midfielders:
6 Anthony ANNAN, 9 Derek BOATENG, 10 Stephen APPIAH, 11 Sulley MUNTARI, 13 Andre AYEW and 21 Kwadwo ASAMOAH
Forwards:
3 Asamoah GYAN, 12 Prince TAGOE, 14 Matthew AMOAH, 18 Dominic ADIYIAH, 20 Quincy OWUSU-ABEYIE and
23 Kevin Prince BOATENG
Coach:
Milovan RAJEVAC
Top Players Matthew Amoah (GHA) and Michael Essien (GHA).
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The star players
Although Ghana lack the attacking firepower of many African sides, they rely most prominently on a world class midfield led by Michael Essien. The Chelsea man usually pairs with Sulley Muntari and captain Stephen Appiah to form a formidable engine room capable of both stifling attacks and creating them. Two of the trio Asamoah Gyan, Junior Agogo and Matthew Amoah usually operate in attack, while the England-based duo of John Mensah and John Paintsil keep the back tight in front of another Premier League player, goalkeeper Richard Kingson.
The coach
With Claude Le Roy's departure after a relatively disappointing third-place finish at the 2008 Cup of Nations on home soil, Milovan Rajevac took over leadership of the Black Stars. A former defender that played his career in Yugoslavia, the Serbian was best known for a brief coaching stint with Red Star Belgrade as well as leading perennial Serbian strugglers FK Borac to their first-ever qualification for a European tournament.
Previous FIFA World Cups
Records
Ghana were the youngest team at Germany 2006, with an average age of just under 24 years.
Asamoah Gyan scored the fastest goal of the 2006 FIFA World Cup after 68 seconds in their 2-1 win over Czech
Republic. It was also Ghana's first-ever goal in the finals.
Ghana lost 3-0 to Brazil in the second round of Germany 2006, but they were without the talismanic Michael
Essien, who was suspended.
Ghana - 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 - Ghana
The Favorites As the first African team to reach the 2010 finals and their continent's only representative
in the knockout rounds of the last FIFA World Cup – when they made an impressive tournament debut – Ghana arguably
merit the tag of second favourites in this pool. Coach Milovan Rajevac's Black Stars easily navigated the final round
of African qualification, losing a goal and a game only after the job was done. The midfield trio of Michael Essien,
Sulley Muntari and Stephen Appiah could make them a match for anyone.