The new Black Stars Head Coach Avram Grant has named a 31-man provisional squad for the 2015 African Cup of nations in Equatorial Guinea.

Debut call ups have been handed to four Ghanaian players based in Europe with former U-20 stars Frank Acheampong and Alfred Duncan making a return to the side.

Grant handed surprise call-ups to un-capped quartet; Enoch Adu Kofi of Malmo of Sweden, Ibrahim Moro of AIK Stockholm also in Sweden, Daniel Amartey of Danish side, FC Copenhagen and Kwesi Appiah of Cambridge United in England

Defender Samuel Inkoom who plays in the MLS with Houston Dynamos will also join the squad that will begin preparations for the tournament.

Goalkeeper Ernest Sowah of DR Congo side, Don Bosco makes a return to the team and Alfred Duncan of Italian side, Sampdoria.

The Black Stars are housed in Group C with Algeria, South Africa and Senegal.

Goalkeepers:
Razak Braimah (Mirandes, Spain), Adams Stephen (Aduana Stars), Fatau Dauda (AshGold) and Ernest Sowah (Don Bosco, DR Congo)

Defenders:
Harrison Afful (Esperance, Tunisia), John Boye (Erciyesspor, Turkey), Jonathan Mensah (Evian, France), Jeffery Schlupp (Leicester City, England), Awal Mohammed (Maritzburg, South Africa), Kwabena Adusei (Mpumalanga Black Aces, South Africa), Baba Rahman (Augsburg, Germany), Gyimah Edwin (Mpumalanga Black Aces, South Africa), Samuel Inkoom (Houston Dynamo, USA), Daniel Amartey, (FC Copenhagen, Denmark)

Midfielders:
Rabiu Mohammed (Krasnodar, Russia), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese, Italy), Afriyie Acquah (Parma, Italy), Solomon Asante (T.P. Mazembe, DR Congo), Christian Atsu (Everton, England), Mubarak Wakaso (Celtic, Scotland), Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseille, France), Alfred Duncan (Sampdoria, Italy), Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough, England), Frank Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium), Adu Kofi (Malmo, Sweden), Ibrahim Moro (AIK Stockholm, Sweden)

Strikers:
Jordan Ayew (Lorient, France), Abdul-Majeed Waris (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain, UAE), Kwesi Appiah (Cambridge United, England) and David Accam (Chicago Fire, USA).