Eighteen players have assembled at the Ana Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nagoya as preparations intensify for Ghana’s Kirin Cup international friendly against Japan on Friday, November 14, 2025.
Sixteen players arrived on Tuesday to join home-based duo Kelvin Nkrumah and Prince Owusu, who made the trip from Accra on Sunday.
The current Black Stars Kirin Cup squad includes Joseph Anang, Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Derrick Kohn, Jerome Opoku, Ebenezer Annan, Jonas Adjetey, Kojo Oppong Peprah, Caleb Yirenkyi, Alidu Seidu, and Gideon Mensah. Also in camp are Abu Francis, Kwasi Sibo, Prince Owusu, Kamal Deen Sulemana, Antoine Semenyo, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Kelvin Nkrumah, and Prince Adu Kwabena.
Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Benjamin Asare, who featured in Sunday’s Super Clash against Asante Kotoko, is expected to join the squad on Wednesday. Christopher Bonsu Baah, Prince Osei Owusu, and Mohammed Salisu are also scheduled to arrive the same day.
The Black Stars will hold their first training session in Nagoya on Wednesday, November 12, as they step up preparations for the Kirin Cup showdown against Japan.
