George Owu
Currently playing for Ashanti Gold in Ghana.
Date of birth: July 7, 1982
Height: 1.90m (6ft 2in)
Fact: Owu was a member of Ghana's U20 side that were defeated by Argentina in the final of the World Youth Championship in 2001

Richard Kingston
Currently playing for Turkish side BB Ankaraspor.
Date of birth: July 13, 1975
Height: 1.83m (6ft)
Fact: Veteran goalkeeper Kingston was recalled to the Ghana World Cup squad after an absence of more than two years from international football.

Sammy Adjei
Currently playing for Israeli club FC Ashdod.
Date of birth: September 1, 1980
Height: 1.80m (5ft 10in)
Fact: First-choice goalkeeper Adjei only missed one of Ghana's World Cup qualifying matches.

Defenders

Dan Quaye
Currently playing for Hearts of Oak in Ghana.
Date of birth: December 25, 1980
Height: 1.77m (5ft 9in)
Fact: Quaye was a member of the Ghana side that finished third at the FIFA U17 World Youth Championships in 1999.

Issah Ahmed
Currently playing for Asanta Kotoko in Ghana.
Date of birth: January 23, 1982
Height: 1.84m (6ft)
Fact: Ahmed played football for his country at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Samuel Kuffuor
Currently playing for Italian side AS Roma.
Date of birth: September 3, 1976
Height: 1.75m (5ft 8in)
Fact: Kuffuor, who spent most of his career at German side Bayern Munich before moving to Italy in 2005, was named Ghanaian Footballer of the Year in 1998 and 1999.

Addoquaye Pappoe
Currently playing for Israeli side Hapoel Kfar Sava.
Date of birth: March 3, 1981
Height: 1.69m (5ft 6in)
Fact: Pappoe captained the Ghana U21 side that finished as runners-up at the 2001 World Championships in Argentina.

John Mensah
Currently playing for French side Rennes.
Date of birth: November 29, 1982
Height: 1.78m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Prior to joining Rennes in February 2006, Mensah had spent much of his professional career in Italy, with Cremonese, Genoa, Bologna, and Modena.

John Painstil
Currently playing for Israeli side Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Date of birth: June 15, 1981
Height: 1.78m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Painstil moved to Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv from Polish side Widzew Lódz in 2002 and won the Israeli league title at the end of his first season with his new club.

Haminu Draman
Currently playing for Red Star Belgrade.
Date of birth: April 28, 1986
Height: 1.73m (5ft 8in)
Fact: Draman was one of Ghana's youngest players to feature at the African Cup of Nations in early 2006; he is included in the Ghana squad despite not having played for his club for more than six months.

Hans Adu Sarpei
Currently playing for German side Vfl Wolfsburg.
Date of birth: June 28, 1976
Height: 1.78m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Sarpei has spent his entire professional career in Germany and has been a peripheral member of the Ghanaian squad since making his debut in 2000.

Habib Mohammed
Currently playing for King Faisal in Ghana.
Date of birth: unknown
Height: unknown
Fact: Uncapped prior to his call-up to the World Cup squad, Mohammed is the least experienced member of Ghana's 23 players.

Shilla Illiasu
Currently playing for Asante Kokoto in Ghana.
Date of birth: unknown
Height: unknown
Fact: Defender of the Year nominee Illiasu joined Kokoto from rivals King Faisal in December 2005 after a bitter row over the terms and conditions of the transfer.