The Black Stars, will leave Ghana today, Saturday June 1, 2019 to begin their preparations for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

The team will be based in Dubai, UAE for three-weeks to rehearse their tactics and fine tune the squad as they seek to end the country’s 37-year wait for an African title.

Ghana are scheduled to play two pre-tournament friendlies against Namibia and South Africa in the Gulf country.

Kwesi Appiah has named 29-man squad as his provisional list for the tournament. Three local based players made it into the list. Felix Annan, Abdul Fatawu (Asante Kotoko) and Mohammed Alhassan (Hearts of Oak) were the local players to make it into the list.

He is expected to name his final squad for the tournament on June 10, 2019 as per the CAF regulations.