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Ghana hands Real Madrid defender maiden national team call-up
Ghana hands Real Madrid defender maiden national team call-up
Oscar Naasei

Real Madrid’s Oscar Oppong has earned a maiden call-up to Ghana’s Black Meteors ahead of the nation’s qualifier for the CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations against Libya.

Head Coach Desmond Ofei has invited the Spanish-based defender for the two-legged clash scheduled for November 11 and November 17, 2026.

The Black Meteors will travel to Benghazi for the first leg on Wednesday, November 11, before hosting Libya in the return leg on Tuesday, November 17.

The qualifiers also serve as a pathway to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Ghana will hope to return to the Olympic football tournament for the first time since the 2004 edition in Athens, Greece.

Below is the full squad:

Call-up

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