Black Stars: Otto Addo names squad for Austria, Germany friendlies

Ghana national team head coach Otto Addo has named a 26-man squad for the Black Stars’ international friendlies against Austria and Germany this month.

🚨#BlackStars squad for the international friendlies against Austria & Germany!
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— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) March 16, 2026

The German-trained tactician made slight inclusions to his list with debut calls for four players including Derrick Luckassen, Patrick Pfeiffer, Marvin Senaya, and Daniel Agyei.

Centre-back Luckassen joins the four-time African champions with a wealth of experience from several European clubs including AZ Alkmaar, Pafos FC in Cyprus, PSV, Hertha BSC, Anderlecht, Kasımpaşa, Fatih Karagümrük, and Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was a member of the Pafos squad that recently won the 2024–25 Cypriot league.

A surprise package is Senaya, who plays for French Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre with previous spells at Strasbourg, Sochaux, and Lausanne.

Senaya has also been invited by Togo national team coach Patrice Neveu for their two friendlies against Guinea and Niger this month and it remains to be seen which nation he will commit his international future to.

Agyei, on the other hand, plays as a forward and winger for Turkish club Kocaelispor. Born in England, he previously played for Leyton Orient, Crewe Alexandra, Oxford United, and Burnley before moving to Turkey.

Patrick Pfeiffer is a defender who plies his trade with German 2. Bundesliga side Darmstadt 98.

Key among coach Otto Addo’s squad are Iñaki Williams, Ibrahim Sulemana, Thomas Partey, Fatawu Issahaku, Jordan Ayew and Alexander Djiku.

However, in form former captain Andre Ayew who plays for NAC Breda, is conspicuously missing from the list.

Black Stars Full Squad

Goalkeepers

Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen), Benjamin Asare (Accra Hearts of Oak), Joseph Anang (St. Patrick’s Athletic)

Defenders

Patrick Pfeiffer (SV Darmstadt), Derrick Luckassen (Pafos FC), Derrick Kohn (Union Berlin), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Basaksehir), Caleb Yirenkyi (FC Nordsjaelland), Kojo Oppoong Pepprah (OGC Nice), Jonas Adjetey (VFL Wolfsburg), Marvin Senaya (Auxerre), Alexander Djiku (Spartak Moscow), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre)

Midfielders

Thomas Partey (Villareal), Elisha Owusu (Auxerre), Ibrahim Sulemana (Cagliari), Kwasi Sibo (Real Oviedo),

Forwards

Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City), Jordan Ayew (Leicester City), Prince Adu (Viktoria Plzen), Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al Qadsiah), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City), Inaki Williams (Atletic Bilbao), Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City), Kamaldeen Sulemana (Atalanta), Daniel Agyei (Kocaelispor).

Ghana will play Austria in Vienna on March 27 before traveling to Stuttgart to face Germany on March 30, 2026.