The technical team of the Black Stars of Ghana put up a formidable squad for an international friendly against Brazil this month as part of the FIFA World Cup preparation, here is a comprehensive report on the called-up player’s performance this week.
Goalkeepers
Three named goalkeepers, Richard Ofori was the only shot-stopper in full action. The 28-year-old made good impressions in the post as he kept a clean sheet in Orlando Pirates’ 2-0 win against TS Galaxy in the South African Premiership.
Defenders
Six defenders in action for their respective sides. Denis Odoi, Stephan Ambrosius, Alexander Djiku and Alidu Seidu emerged – standout performers as they recorded positive results.
Odoi starred in Club Brugge’s 2-0 win against RFC Seraing in Belgium Pro League, likewise, Djiku and Seidu as league rivals in RC Strasbourg and Clermont Foot’s goalless draw, sameish – Ambrosius Karlsruher’s in Bundesliga II.
Gideon Mensah and Joseph Aidoo, on the other hand, conceded heavily – 5 and 4 goals for Auxerre and Celta Vigo respectively.
Midfielders
In midfield purview, Kudus Mohammed leads with a brace and the “man of the match” honour in Ajax’s 5-0 win against SC Heerenveen.
Iddrisu Baba climbed off the bench to witness Real Madrid’s 4-1 defeat, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh made his first debut in Freiburg’s goalless draw and captain of the side Andre Ayew with the equaliser for Al-Sadd as they lost on 2-1 in the Qatar top-flight league.
Wingers
Inspired his side with the first goal in their 5-0 win against AJ Auxerre, winger Kamaldeen Sulemana showed promising performance in his 45 minutes Rennais feature in Ligue 1.
Ransford Konigsdorffer makes progress from the bench in Hamburger SV’s 3-2 win, Osman Bukari and Daniel Afriyie Barnieh in the starting lineup of respective sides – Crvena zvezda and Hearts of Oak.
Strikers
Inaki Williams stood as the lone striker in Athletic Club’s 4-1 trip victory, while Felix Afena-Gyan, made his first debut for Cremonese as a substitute in a 1-1 draw against Atalanta.
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