{"id":75228,"date":"2023-06-11T08:08:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T08:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/11\/kasim-nuhu-replaces-injured-alexander-djiku\/"},"modified":"2023-06-11T08:08:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T08:08:12","slug":"kasim-nuhu-replaces-injured-alexander-djiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/11\/kasim-nuhu-replaces-injured-alexander-djiku\/","title":{"rendered":"Kasim Nuhu replaces injured Alexander Djiku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"459\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/download-1-2-696x459.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"download (1)\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Black Stars head coach, Chris Hughton, has handed\u00a0Kasim Adams a late call-up to replace injured Alexander Djiku for the upcoming\u00a02023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Madagascar.<\/p>\n<p>Djiku was named in the initial Ghana squad for the round five games\u00a0but pulled out because of an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p>Kasim Nuhu, who had a great campaign on loan at Swiss side, FC Basel, in the just-ended season, comes in with loads of experience.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old has 11 appearances for Ghana since his debut in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Adams has featured 28 times for Basel in the Swiss Super League, scoring a goal and providing one assist.<\/p>\n<p>He has also played 11 times in the UEFA Europa Conference League, scoring an extra-time winner against Nice that sent them to the semifinal. Overall, he has 46 appearances across all competitions, scoring three goals, with one assist.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars will begin camping in Accra on Monday, June 12 to commence preparations for the Madagascar qualifier scheduled to be played in Antananarivo on Sunday, July 18, 2023.<\/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=\"j-_or5r5u_M\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kasiebo Tau At 1:55PM on Adom TV (09-06-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j-_or5r5u_M?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars head coach, Chris Hughton, has handed\u00a0Kasim Adams a late call-up to replace injured Alexander Djiku for the upcoming\u00a02023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Madagascar. 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