The only rookie in Ghana's 25-man roster to face Angola in the 2023 AFCON Qualifiers is Patrick Kpozo.

Ghana's Accra is where Patrick Kpozo, a player for FC Sheriff Tiraspol in the Moldovan league, was born and raised.

The 25-year-old began his professional career with Inter Allies of Division 2 and made seven appearances before receiving a breakthrough transfer abroad to Swedish club AIK.

The player made two appearances for the national team in 2015 after receiving a call-up to Ghana's under-20 team, the Black Satellites, before moving abroad.

The left-back made 11 club appearances before spending the next two seasons on loan in Tromso.

After a torrid spell at AIK, the Ghanaian player moved to Ostersunds FK also in the Swedish league. Kpozo was able to find his footing at Ostersunds and played in 48 matches scoring 3 goals.

In between his five-year spell at Ostersunds, Kpozo was sent on loan to IFK Lulea and managed to score 6 goals in 28 appearances for the club.After spending seven years in the Swedish league, Kpozo decided to join Moldova’s top side, FC Sheriff Tiraspol.

Since joining the club at the start of the season, Kpozo has played 25 matches which have seen him record 1966 minutes under his sleeves.The Ghanaian left-back was instrumental in FC Sheriff Tiraspol’s campaign in the Europa League where they faced the likes of Manchester United and Real Sociedad.

Patrick Kpozo first earned Black Stars call-up in the provisional squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup but was dropped after the squad was pruned to a 26.

Patrick Kpozo’s addition to the Black Stars is expected to bring more competition to the left-back department of the team.