Ghana's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach Carlos Queiroz on June 2, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, nine defenders, eleven midfielders and three forwards. Ghana is drawn into Group L, where it faces England, Croatia and Panama. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Jonas Adjei, with 654 minutes across 8 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Caleb Yirenkyi on 641 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, scoring 13 goals and conceding 17. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Adjei | Defender | FC Basel 1893 | 654 |
| 2 | Caleb Yirenkyi | Midfielder | FC Nordsjaelland | 641 |
| 3 | Antoine Semenyo | Midfielder | Manchester City | 592 |
| 4 | Kwasi Sibo | Midfielder | Oviedo | 588 |
| 5 | Gideon Mensah | Defender | Auxerre | 575 |
| 6 | Jordan Ayew | Forward | Leicester | 555 |
| 7 | Benjamin Asare | Goalkeeper | Ghana | 526 |
| 8 | Thomas Teye | Midfielder | Villarreal | 491 |
| 9 | Jerome Osei | Defender | Başakşehir | 446 |
| 10 | Marvin Senaya | Defender | Auxerre | 379 |
| 11 | Kamaldeen Sulemana | Midfielder | Atalanta | 376 |
| 12 | Prince Adu | Midfielder | Plzen | 336 |
| 13 | Kojo Peprah | Defender | Nice | 291 |
| 14 | Issahaku Fatawu | Midfielder | Leicester | 268 |
| 15 | Elisha Owusu | Midfielder | Auxerre | 264 |
| 16 | Alidu Seidu | Defender | Rennes | 216 |
| 17 | Derrick Luckassen | Defender | Pafos | 214 |
| 18 | Solomon Thomas-Asante | Forward | Coventry | 199 |
| 19 | Christopher Bonsu | Forward | Al-Qadisiyah FC | 144 |
| 20 | Iñaki Dannis | Midfielder | Athletic Club | 143 |
| 21 | Ernest Nuamah | Midfielder | Ghana | 133 |
| 22 | Joseph Tetteh | Goalkeeper | St Patrick's Athl. | 90 |
| 23 | Khalid Mumin | Defender | Rayo Vallecano | 14 |
| 24 | Abdul Baba | Defender | PAOK | 12 |
| 25 | Lawrence Ati-Zigi | Goalkeeper | 0 | |
| 26 | Augustine Boakye | Midfielder | Saint Etienne | 0 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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