{"id":737432,"date":"2022-01-06T11:23:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T11:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/06\/why-injured-kudus-mohammed-was-selected-for-afcon\/"},"modified":"2022-01-06T11:23:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T11:23:17","slug":"why-injured-kudus-mohammed-was-selected-for-afcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/06\/why-injured-kudus-mohammed-was-selected-for-afcon\/","title":{"rendered":"Why injured Kudus Mohammed was selected for AfCON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/A4BA4DB9-0E22-4928-8FFD-BEEFAED34C84-696x464.jpeg\"   alt=\"Kudus Mohammed\" title=\"Kudus Mohammed\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kudus Mohammed <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana coach, Milovan Rajevac, has opened up on why he named injured Kudus Mohammed in his final 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [Afcon].<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old has been out of action since November 2021 during the final 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against South Africa at the Cape Coast Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Kudus picked up an injury during the game and has been nursing the injury.<\/p>\n<p>However, the former FC Nordsjaelland forward\u00a0is currently on a training camp in Portugal with his club side, Ajax Amsterdam, despite being called up for Ghana who play their first game on January 10 against Morocco.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>According to Rajevac, the Black Stars medical and technical teams are monitoring the players\u2019 progress with Ajax and could summon him at some point during the AFCON.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we are all aware, we can register up to 28 players for this competition,\u201d Milovan Rajevac said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all know the quality of Mohammed Kudus, and he is the future of Ghanaian and African football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know how much he can contribute to the team, and we are willing to wait for him to be fit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are monitoring the situation around his injury to see when he\u2019s ready and fit, so he can step in, because it\u2019s a big competition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKudus has the ability to make the difference, and we had to take this into consideration. We are ready to wait,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana are on a quest to end it 40 years trophy drought in Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"yKwiqJI-kyI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chief appeals to gov&#039;t and citizens abroad to help complete abandoned clinic project- (5-01-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yKwiqJI-kyI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kudus Mohammed Ghana coach, Milovan Rajevac, has opened up on why he named injured Kudus Mohammed in his final 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [Afcon]. The 21-year-old has been out of action since November 2021 during the final 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against South Africa at the Cape Coast Stadium. 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