Evans Osei-Wusu called up to Black Stars B squad for CHAN qualifiers

The Black Stars B coach, Annor Walker, has named a 35-man squad to begin preparations towards the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) qualifiers.

Evans Osei Wusu earns his first Black Stars B call-up after excelling in the Ghana Division One League this season.He has played 26 games, scoring 19 goals with 8 assists and 10 MVPs.

Osei is the only Division I player among the 35-man squad list. He had represented Ghana at the under 23 level some years back.

Ghana will play Benin in the qualifiers.

The winner of the tie will be drawn against six other countries from the WAFU Zone B for the final round of qualifiers.

According to the draw procedure released by CAF, three teams will qualify from the WAFU Zone B for the final tournament.

The draw for the qualifiers will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at CAF’s headquarters in Cairo.

18 teams will qualify for the main tournament, which will be hosted by Algeria next year.

The players are to report to camp at 4 pm on Monday, May 30, 2022 at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence to begin preparation.

Below is the procedure for the draw: 

Northern Zone (2 qualifying teams + HOST)

Engaged Teams: Libya & Morocco

Hence, Libya and Morocco are automatically qualified for the final tournament since there are only two teams engaged from this zone and only two teams are qualified from this zone (in addition to the host that is automatically qualified).

Western Zone A (3 teams to qualify) 

Engaged Teams (9): All MAs are engaged.

Guinea, Mali, and Mauritania are at Level I.

Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Cap Vert, Liberia, Gambia, and Sierra Leone are at Level II.

First Round: The six teams from Level II will play against each other. The first team drawn will play against the 2nd team drawn, the 3rd team drawn will play against the 4th team drawn, and the 5th team drawn will play against the 6th team drawn. The team drawn last will play its second match at home.

Second Round: Teams of all levels will play against the winners of the 1st round.

Guinea will play against the winner of match 1/2; Mali will play against the winner of match 3/4; and Mauritania will play against the winner of match 5/6.

The teams from level 1 play the 2nd match at home. 

Western Zone B (3 teams to qualify) 

Engaged Teams (7): All MAs are engaged.

Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Niger are at Level I.

Level II – Côte d’Ivoire & Togo

Ghana and Benin – Level III

1st Round: The two teams from Level III will play against each other. A draw will be conducted to determine the order of the matches. The team drawn last will play its second match at home.

2nd Round: A team will be drawn from Level I to play against a team that will be drawn from Level II. The procedure will be repeated two more times. The last team remaining will play against the winner of the 1st round (Winner 1/2).

Level I will play the 2nd match at home. 

Central Zone (3 teams to qualify) 

Engaged Teams (6 teams): Sao Tome is suspended & Gabon did not engage.

Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Congo

Level II—Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, & Chad

First Round: A team will be drawn from Level I to play against a team that will be drawn from Level II. The procedure will be repeated three times.

The teams from level 1 play the 2nd match at home. 

Area(3 teams to qualify) 

Engaged Teams (9): Eritrea & Kenya did not engage.

Rwanda, Uganda, and Sudan are at Level I.

Level II: Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burundi, South Sudan, Somalia, & Djibouti.

First Round: The six teams from Level II will play against each other. The first team drawn will play against the 2nd team drawn, the 3rd team drawn will play against the 4th team drawn, and the 5th team drawn will play against the 6th team drawn. The team drawn last will play its second match at home.

Second Round: Teams of all levels will play against the winners of the 1st round.

Rwanda will play against the winner of match 1; Uganda will play against the winner of match 3/4; and Sudan will play against the winner of match 5/6.

The teams from level 1 play the 2nd match at home.

The aggregate winners are qualified for the Final Tournament. 

Southern Zone (3 teams to qualify) 

Teams that Participated (13): Lesotho did not participate.

Level I–Zambia, Namibia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Madagascar & Eswatini

Level II —South Africa, Mozambique, Comoros, Mauritius & Botswana

Level III—Malawi & Seychelles.

1st Round: The teams from Level III will play against each other. A draw will be conducted to determine the order of the matches. The team drawn last will play its second match at home.

2nd Round: A team will be drawn from Level I to play against a team that will be drawn from Level II. The procedure will be repeated five times. The last team remaining will play against the winner of the 1st round (Winner 1/2).

Level I will play my second match at home. 

The winner of matches 3/4 will play against the winner of matches 5/6, the winner of 7/8 will play against 9/10, and the winner of 11/12 will play against 13/14.

The winners of matches 15/16, 17/18, and 19/20 are qualified for the Final Tournament.