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Michael Essien has been included in a provisional 30-man squad for Ghana ahead of the World Cup.

The Chelsea midfielder has been sidelined since suffering a knee injury during the African Cup of Nations in January.

Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has been keeping a close eye on the 27-year-old's rehabilitation and has named him in a squad for a training camp at the end of May.

Rajevac has also selected four players, including three goalkeepers, who play club football in Ghana.

Portsmouth midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has been called up despite previously playing for Germany at youth level, although his inclusion in the final World Cup party depends on a green light from Fifa.

Boateng's brother Jerome was named in a provisional Germany squad earlier this week and the two could play against each other at the World Cup.

Ghana open their Group D campaign against Serbia on 13 June before taking on Australia six days later and then Germany on 23rd June.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Richard Kingson, Daniel Agyei, Stephen Ahorlu, Stephen Adams.

Defenders: Samuel Inkoom, Eric Addo, Jonathan Mensah, Lee Addy, Rahim Ayew, Hans Sarpei, John Mensah, Isaac Vorsah, John Paintsil.

Midfielders: Sulley Muntari, Derek Boateng, Anthony Annan, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Kwadwo Asamoah, Andre Ayew, Michael Essien, Stephen Appiah, Haminu Dramani, Quincy Owusu Abeyie, Bernard Kumordzie, Laryea Kingston, Kevin-Prince Boateng.

Strikers: Matthew Amoah, Asamoah Gyan, Prince Tagoe, Dominic Adiyiah.

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Theo will be at sunderland or some one in 2 seasons....

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I had to come back for this. Karma for the 2006 debacle. The axing of Theodore will improve team spirit. We will win the World Cup.

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im dashing the race card care not. lol @ white player scoring that many goals and being left out shits despicable

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what happened to daniel opare?

murked at the u17 world cup a few years back, signed for real madrid and has vanished off the face of the earth

similar thing happened to sadd*ck adams. last i heard he had signed for atletico

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i'd have KPB starting over muntari and appiah (is this nucca even playing football?)

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what happened to daniel opare?

murked at the u17 world cup a few years back and signed for real madrid and has vanished off the face of the earth

oh yeah forgot about that yout, mad attacking right back.

inkoom is more or less the same player anyway.

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Japan have named their 23-man squad for the World Cup finals and star names Shunsuke Nakamura and Junichi Inamoto have been included.

Both Nakamura and Inamoto returned to play in Japan from Europe earlier this season, and that tactic worked as they both did enough to book a place on the flight to South Africa.

Coach Takeshi Okada has named four European-based players in his squad.

Keisuke Honda of CKSA Moscow, Grenoble's Daisuke Matsui and Makoto Hasebe of Wolfsburg and Catania star Takayuki Morimoto have all made it.

One shock inclusion was veteran goalkeeper Yoshi Kawaguchi, who is expected to be number three keeper for the finals.

Japan will now prepare for their first pre-tournament friendly with South Korea on May 24 before heading to Europe for matches with England and Ivory Coast.

Their opening group game is against Cameroon on June 19th in Durban.

Squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus), Eiji Kawashima (Kawasaki Frontale), Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata)

Defenders: Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F-Marinos), Tulio (Nagoya Grampus), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo), Daiki Iwamasa (Kashima Antlers), Yuichi Komano (Jubilo Iwata), Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Atsuto Uchida (Kashima Antlers)

Midfielders: Shunsuke Nakamura (Yokohama F-Marinos), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Junichi Inamoto (Kawasaki Frontale), Yuki Abe (Urawa Reds), Makoto Hasebe (VfL Wolfsburg), Keisuke Honda (CSKA Moscow), Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble)

Forwards: Shinji Okazaki (Shimizu S-Pulse), Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus), Yoshito Okubo (Vissel Kobe), Takayuki Morimoto (Catania), Kisho Yano (Albirex Niigata)

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New Zealand have named two uncapped players in their World Cup finals squad.

Coach Ricki Herbert has confirmed his 23-man list, and named Winston Reid and Aaron Clapham in his party - both of whom have yet to play at senior level for the All Whites.

Defender Reid plays for Danish side FC Midtjylland, whilst midfielder Clapham is with New Zealand-based Canterbury United.

On Clapham's inclusion, Herbert said: "Aaron has come into this group and looked very comfortable.

"He is the type of player that should be around the international scene for many years and he has a big future in the professional game."

Herbert has named six-British based players including his captain Ryan Nelsen from Blackburn. The others are Ipswich's Tommy Smith, Chris Killen of Middlesbrough, Chris Wood of West Bromwich Albion, Plymouth's Rory Fallon and Michael McGlinchey of Motherwell.

The squad will now assemble in Auckland on May 19th ahead of a friendly with Australia in Melbourne.

The team will then spend time in Austria for a training camp and will play against both Serbia and Slovenia before heading to South Africa on June 6th.

New Zealand open their campaign against Slovakia on June 20th.

Squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Mark Paston (Wellington Phoenix), Glen Moss (Melbourne Victory), James Bannatyne (Team Wellington).

Defenders: Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers), Ivan Vicelich (Auckland City), Ben Sigmund (Wellington Phoenix), Winston Reid (FC Midtjylland), Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town), Tony Lochhead (Wellington Phoenix), Andy Boyens (New York Red Bulls).

Midfielders: Simon Elliott (unattached), Tim Brown (Wellington Phoenix), Leo Bertos (Wellington Phoenix), Michael McGlinchey (Motherwell), Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United), David Mulligan (unattached), Jeremy Brockie (Newcastle Jets), Andy Barron (Team Wellington), Jeremy Christie (FC Tampa Bay).

Strikers: Chris Killen (Middlesbrough), Shane Smeltz (Gold Coast United), Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion), Rory Fallon (Plymouth Argyle).

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