Jordan Ayew, the 18-year-old younger brother of Ghana international, Andre Dede Ayew, has earned a debut call-up to the senior national team, the Black Stars, as the team faces Swaziland next month for the opening of the 2012 African Cup of Nations.
Black Stars Coach, Milovan Rajevac, named Jordan among 22 others for the match against Swaziland.
Another uncapped player who was named in the line-up was Asante Kotoko’s goalkeeper, Isaac Amoako.
Ghana plays the Swazis on September 5 in the opening Group I game in Lombamba as the Black Stars, try to get a place in the finals of the competition to be co-hosted by Gabon/ Equatorial Guinea.
The group also includes Congo and Sudan.
Ghana squad:
Goalkeepers: Richard Kingson (Unattached), Daniel Agyei (Liberty Professionals, Ghana) Isaac Amoako (Asante Kotoko, Ghana)
Defenders: John Paintsil (Fulham, England) Samuel Inkoom (Basel, Switzerland) Hans Adu-Sarpei (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), David Addy (Academica Coimbra, Portugal) John Boye (Rennes, France), Lee Addy (Bechem Chelsea, Ghana) Jonathan Mensah (Granada, Spain) Isaac Vorsah (Hoffenheim, Germany)
Midfielders: Anthony Annan (Rosenborg, Norway), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese, Italy), Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese, Italy) Andre Ayew (Marseille, France) Kevin-Prince Boateng (AC Milan, Italy) Jordan Ayew (Marseille, France) Bernard Kumordzi (Panionios FC, Greece)
Attackers: Asamoah Gyan (Rennes, France), Matthew Amoah (NAC Breda, Holland) Prince Tagoe (Hoffenheim, Germany) Yaw Antwi (FK Vojvodina, Serbia).
