Coach of the male U-20 team, Orlando Wellington has called up 26 players to camp for preparations towards the African U-20 Championship.

The selected players, all locally-based would on Friday gather in Accra for the exercise.

Five of the called up players are from the Division One and Two Leagues with the rest all from Premier League teams.

Ghana will be defending the African won in 2009 when the 2011 Championship begins in Libya in March.

The Black Satellites, also defending World champions will play rivals, Nigeria in the opening group game before taking on Cameroon and Gambia all in Group B following the draw for eight-team Championship.

LIST OF U-20 PLAYERS

Adadey Foli – Dwarfs Ibrahim Alhassan – Madina United Richmond Nketia – F/C Nania Nurudeen Yussif – Medeama S/C Francis Morton – Liberty Adnan Saeed – Wa All Stars Seidu Dado – Inter Allies Kassim Adam – Medeama Eric Opoku – Chelsea Seidu Zida – Wa All Stars Mahatma Otoo – Hearts of Oak Lord Ofosuhene – Inter Allies Kofi Owusu – Mighty Jets Owusu Bempah – RTU Albert Bruce – Kotoko Rashid Sumaila – Dwarfs Karim Alhassan – Hearts of Oak Dan Oppong – Arsenal Emmanuel Odoi – King Faisal Kwaku Andoh – Hearts of Lions Emmanuel Otoo – Chelsea Mohammed Sackey – Desert Warriors Muntari Tagoe – Medeama Jacob Quao – Mighty Jets Richard Ofori – Mighty Jets Tijani Musah - Medeama S/C