Brandon Thomas-Asante inherits Ghana's iconic number 10 shirt for 2026 World Cup

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brandon-thomas-asante/2TmTgQFn/"]Brandon Thomas-Asante[/a] will wear the iconic [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a] number 10 shirt at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, FIFA's official squad list has confirmed.[/p][p]The Coventry City forward has been handed a jersey number that has been graced by some of the most celebrated names in Ghanaian football history, recently worn at a World Cup by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ayew-andre/GrZDpRwB/"]Andre Ayew[/a] in Qatar in 2022.[/p][embed guid="38cf8cfa-a58a-41b3-9547-dd36e1e58781" url="https://x.com/_owurakuampofo/status/2061836581657252319?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]There are other notable squad number decisions that catch the eye. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/boakye-augustine/lp6kCEjc/"]Augustine Boakye[/a] has been allocated the number 20 jersey, the shirt previously worn by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kudus-mohammed/hzbcXxIG/"]Mohammed Kudus[/a] at the 2022 World Cup. With Kudus ruled out of the 2026 tournament through injury, the Saint-Etienne midfielder will carry the number in North America.[/p][p]In-form Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo maintains his number 11 jersey.[/p][p]World Cup debutant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mumin-abdul/K2JPoFRo/"]Abdul Mumin[/a] wears the number 6, returning to the international stage following a long recovery from his ACL injury.[/p][p]Teenage sensation [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yirenkyi-caleb/INmgLCSF/"]Caleb Yirenkyi[/a] has been given the number 3 jersey as late call-up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/luckassen-derrick/vkkxcAG9/"]Derrick Luckassen[/a] will wear the number 23 jersey.[/p][h2]Ghana's full squad numbers for 2026 World Cup[/h2][p]1.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ati-zigi-lawrence/MLx41pIf/"]Lawrence Ati-Zigi[/a] (St. Gallen) – GK[/p][p]2.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/seidu-alidu/bi8NhkWD/"]Alidu Seidu[/a] (Rennes) – DF[/p][p]3.    Caleb Yirenkyi (FC Nordsjælland) – MF[/p][p]4.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adjetey-jonas/lSi0EUb8/"]Jonas Adjetey[/a] (VfL Wolfsburg) – DF[/p][p]5.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thomas/pMErKGnf/"]Thomas Partey[/a] (Villarreal) – MF[/p][p]6.    Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano) – DF[/p][p]7.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fataw-issahaku/bZdUUhdL/"]Abdul Fatawu Issahaku[/a] (Leicester City) – MF[/p][p]8.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sibo-kwasi/vg9tJMbL/"]Kwasi Sibo[/a] (Real Oviedo) – MF[/p][p]9.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ayew-jordan/6Nj04peg/"]Jordan Ayew[/a] (Leicester City) – FW[/p][p]10.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brandon-thomas-asante/2TmTgQFn/"]Brandon Thomas-Asante[/a] (Coventry City) – FW[/p][p]11.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/semenyo-antoine/r1Gz1yPk/"]Antoine Semenyo[/a] (Manchester City) – FW[/p][p]12.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anang-joseph/vuCKfG4p/"]Joseph Anang[/a] (St. Patrick's Athletic) – GK[/p][p]13.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baah-christopher/6c7Dv5yG/"]Christopher Bonsu Baah[/a] (Al Qadsiah) – FW[/p][p]14.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mensah-gideon/2TkiOPy5/"]Gideon Mensah[/a] (AJ Auxerre) – DF[/p][p]15.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/owusu-elisha/2TDOiuxH/"]Elisha Owusu[/a] (AJ Auxerre) – MF[/p][p]16.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/asare-benjamin/I3DZHrvI/"]Benjamin Asare[/a] (Hearts of Oak) – GK[/p][p]17.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baba-rahman/K2yVXyhU/"]Baba Abdul Rahman[/a] (PAOK) – DF[/p][p]18.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/opoku-jerome/QmK0xLYl/"]Jerome Opoku[/a] (Başakşehir FK) – DF[/p][p]19.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-inaki/W4HzaGVn/"]Iñaki Williams[/a] (Athletic Club) – FW[/p][p]20.    Augustine Boakye (Saint-Étienne) – MF[/p][p]21.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/peprah-kojo/0p2cXdQ4/"]Kojo Peprah Oppong[/a] (OGC Nice) – DF[/p][p]22.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sulemana-kamal-deen/EksgGjXe/"]Kamaldeen Sulemana[/a] (Atalanta) – FW[/p][p]23.    Derrick Luckassen (Pafos FC) – DF[/p][p]24.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nuamah-ernest/rsiloRPO/"]Ernest Nuamah[/a] (Olympique Lyonnais) – FW[/p][p]25.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adu-kwabena-prince/QTKIZWgb/"]Prince Adu[/a] (FC Viktoria Plzeň) – FW[/p][p]26.    [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/senaya-marvin/YFqLAlLI/"]Marvin Senaya[/a] (AJ Auxerre) – DF[/p][p][b]Ghana's 2026 World Cup campaign opens against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/panama/OWKqbCfi/"]Panama[/a] on June 17 at BMO Field in Toronto, before further Group L fixtures against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] in Boston on June 23 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia[/a] in Philadelphia on June 27.[/b][/p][image alt="Owuraku Ampofo" id="345f5fd0-6a26-4f45-8078-6462582c5da7" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="42332b88-5a1a-4b40-abe6-79178b26cb71" original-width="1200" original-height="381" /]