Russia name squad to face Ghana in September

Stanislav Cherchesov, coach of Russia has announced a 23-man squad for the double header against Turkey and

The Spokesperson of the Ghana Football Association, Sannie Darra, had earlier confirmed the association was in talks with the USA and Russia for friendly games.

“We want to us the games as a preparatory ground for the 2017 Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifiers,” He said.

However, there are reports that the game against the USA has been cancelled due a FIFA rule that forbids nation from travelling over long distances for international friendlies while club football is ongoing.

Ghana’s game against Russia is expected to be played on 6th September 2016 in Moscow, after the latter had played against Turkey on 31st August.

Russia squad to Black Stars

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (PFC CSKA Moscow), Soslan Dzhanaev (FC Rostov, Rostov-on-Don), Stanislav Kritsyuk (FC Krasnodar).

Defenders: Vasily Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Yury Zhirkov (FC Zenit, Saint-Petersburg), Fedor Kudryashov, Ivan Novoseltsev (both – FC Rostov, Rostov-on-Don), Roman Neustädter (FC Fenerbahçe, Turkey), Sergey Petrov (FC Krasnodar), Andrey Semenov (FC Terek, Grozny), Roman Shishkin (FC Lokomotiv, Moscow).

Midfielders: Yury Gazinsky (FC Krasnodar), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Roman Zobnin (FC Spartak, Moscow), Maxim Kanunnikov, Magomed Ozdoev (both – FC Rubin, Kazan), Alexey Miranchuk, Alexander Samedov, Dmitry Tarasov (all – FC Lokomotiv, Moscow), Oleg Shatov (FC Zenit, Saint-Petersburg).

Forwards: Artem Dzyuba (FC Zenit, Saint-Petersburg), Dmitry Poloz (FC Rostov, Rostov-on-Don), Fedor Smolov (FC Krasnodar).