Mohammed Kudus has withdrawn from Ghana’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ivory Coast and Gambia, plus a friendly against Morocco, to continue his recovery from a quad injury that sidelined him for eight months.
The 26-year-old has only recently returned to action and has not yet started a Premier League match this season. He played 75 minutes in the Carabao Cup defeat at Liverpool last week and has come off the bench four times in the league.
Ghana boss Carlos Queiroz said the decision was mutual after observing that Kudus was not progressing as expected following his recent appearance. “In my final conversation with Kudus, we realised that the best decision was to protect his progress and recovery process,” Queiroz said. “He can’t take the risk to have a setback like he had before. Nobody wants to take that risk.”
Ghana football association executive council member Frederick Acheampong defended Kudus and other players who withdrew, saying they should be excused given Kudus’ long absence from the game. The withdrawal has drawn criticism from supporters back home, but Acheampong argued it was an opportunity for others to prove themselves.
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