Ghana have announced a 25-man squad for this month's World Cup qualifying playoff against Egypt, with veteran keeper Richard Kingson and midfield star Sulley Muntari returning. Manager Kwesi Appiah selected a star-studded side spearheaded by the likes of Asamoah Gyan, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Andre Ayew, Kwadwo Asamoah and Michael Essien. Goalkeeper Kingson, who hasn't featured in over two years for the Black Stars, was included among five other returnees. AC Milan's Muntari has also been recalled following a fallout with his coach, along with Marseille's Jordan Ayew and Arsenal's Emmanuel Frimpong. The Black Stars, however, miss key duo Jonathan Mensah and Mohamed Rabiu due to injury. The first-leg of the final playoffs will take place in Kumasi on October 15. Ghana squad: Goalkeepers: Fatau Dauda (Orlando Pirates, South Africa), Adam Kwarasey (Stromgodset, Norway), Richard Kingson (Doxa Katokopias, Cyprus) Defenders: Samuel Inkoom (Dnipro, Ukraine), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege, Belgium), David Addy (Vitoria Guimaraes, Portugal), Baba Abdul Rahman (Greuther Furth Germany), John Boye (Rennes, France), Jerry Akaminko (Eskisehirspor, Turkey), Rashid Sumaila (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Mohammed Awal (Maritzburg United, South Africa) Midfielders: Michael Essien (Chelsea, England), Emmanuel Frimpong (Arsenal, England) Sulley Muntari (AC Milan, Italy), Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus, Italy), Emmanuel Agyemang Badu (Udinese, Italy), Kevin Prince Boateng (Schalke, Germany), Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough, England), Mubarak Wakaso (Rubin Kazan, Russia), Christian Atsu (Vitesse Arnhem, Holland), Andre Ayew (Marseille, France) Strikers: Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain, UAE), Abdul Majeed Waris (Spartak Moscow, Russia), Jordan Ayew (Marseille, France), Mahatma Otoo (Sogndal, Norway)