Six Ghanaian stars including Andre Ayew, Christian Atsu and Baba Rahman in world's 500 most important list

Six Ghana players have been named in World Soccer Magazine’s 500 most talked-about players.

The list includes Ghanaian youngster Bernard Mensah, who plays for Vitoria Guimaraes and sought-after by stellar European clubs.

Ghana’s contingent has Asamoah Gyan, Andre Ayew, Christian Atsu, John Boye and Abdul Baba Rahman.

World stars like Mario Balotelli, Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were included.

World Soccer Magazine drew up a list of the key players by league – starting with 50 each for the leading leagues in Europe (England, Germany, Spain), 40 for France and Italy, between 15 and 25 for middle-ranking leagues, and ending with between five and 10 for smaller leagues.

They then added players who were important figures for their national sides and in their respective regions.