Ghana
WORLD CUP 2014
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah dropped a number of big names, including ex-captain John Mensah and Isaac Vorsah. Michael Essien has been selected for his second World Cup after missing the 2010 tournament through injury, while Asamoah Gyan and Sulley Muntari are on course to appear at the tournament for their third time.
The Black Stars will begin training in Accra on 20 May before travelling to Amsterdam for a friendly against Netherlands on 30 May. Appiah says he will then prune down his squad to 23 players before heading to the United States of America for the final phase of preparations in Miami.
Ghana's final pre-World cup friendly will be against South Korea in Miami before the team arrives in Maceio, their World Cup base on 11 June, five days before their world cup opener against USA. They will also face Germany and Portugal in Group G.
Ghana is one of the five african teams who will participate at the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.
(BBC Sport, Accra by Michael Oti Adjei / May 2014)
Algeria - The Desert Foxes, who reached the second round of this year's World Cup, will face Senegal, Ghana and South Africa in Group C.
Last month CAF announced an initial list of 25 names for its main 2014 African Player of the Year award.
Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant has been appointed the new coach of Ghana.
Guinea are Africa's highest risers in Fifa's world rankings for November.
Ivory Coast and Ghana reach finals
South Africa are among six teams to have booked their place at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after each won their penultimate qualifier on Saturday.
The Black Stars have been without a coach since Appiah left the job after the opening two 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and was replaced by Maxwell Konadu on a temporary basis.
Previously the Feyernood Academy in Gomoa Fetteh, it relocated to Sogakope, just outside Acra, and took over facilities at the former Red Bull Academy. And those facilities will shame even the biggest clubs in Ghana.
The West Africa Football Academy is one of the longest-standing football institutions on the continent.
The Desert Foxes, who in June took over from Ivory Coast as the top-ranked team in Africa, moved up five places.
