National Under-20 team coach Sulley Mohammed has made changes in his team as he leads the Black Satellites to the Sasol eight-nation tournament which kicks off on Wednesday in Gauteng, South Africa.


After a series of disappointing performances at the Toulon Football Tournament in France and a poor performance in an international friendly against Qatar played in Germany, the Ghana team would be hoping to improve in the Sasol eight-nations tournament.


Nine changes have been made by Sulley Mohammed to the squad that played in those two events as he named a 19-man team for the competition.


New faces coming into the squad which departs Accra on Sunday are: Osei Banahene, Alex Asamoah, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu, Baba Iddi, Hamza Abdulai, Malik Akowa, Techie Menson and Bismark Idan.


Ghana is placed in Group B together with Ivory Coast, Egypt and Lesotho for the ten-day competition.


Host nation, South Africa kick off the tournament against China on June 27 in Group A. The group also includes Cameroon and Botswana.



Ghana Squad:


Goalkeepers: Isaac Akong and Patrick Antwi


Defenders: Yaw Frimpong, Louis Quainoo, Yahaya Mohammed, John Boye, Samuel Enzemaba and Techie Menson


Midfielders: Felix Baffoe, Baba Iddi, Hamza Abdulai, Malik Akowa, Sanie Ahmed and Bismark Idan


Strikers: Osei Banahene, Eric Bekoe, Alex Asamoah and Emmanuel Agyemang Badu.