{"id":140864,"date":"2024-01-19T08:44:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T08:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/19\/brace-hero-mohammed-kudus-disappointed-after-draw-against-egypt\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T08:44:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T08:44:28","slug":"brace-hero-mohammed-kudus-disappointed-after-draw-against-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/19\/brace-hero-mohammed-kudus-disappointed-after-draw-against-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Brace hero Mohammed Kudus disappointed after draw against Egypt \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Mohammed Kudus\u00a0has shared his disappointment after\u00a0Ghana\u2019s 2-2 draw against\u00a0Egypt\u00a0in the ongoing\u00a02023 Africa Cup of Nations\u00a0(AFCON) on Thursday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0West Ham\u00a0attacker who had been struggling with a lingering injury leading to his absence in their first game against\u00a0Cape Verde\u00a0returned to action with an impressive performance against the record holders.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old wasted no time in announcing his presence on the continental stage as he smashed home a stunning\u00a0strike\u00a0just before half-time to give Ghana the lead.<\/p>\n<p>However, defensive lapses meant Kudus had to try again when Egypt equalised. He did and succeeded in getting Ghana back into the lead only for another error to deny Ghana all three points settling for a draw.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing his elation for being back on the turf, the former\u00a0Ajax\u00a0Amsterdam attacker was also quick to point out the avoidable errors which cost the\u00a0Black Stars\u00a0in a game that almost looked like a win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy to be back. I worked so hard to get back to the top and help my team, my nation. It\u2019s important for me to be here,\u201d Kudus said after the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a mixed feeling. As a forward, you want your goals to have an impact on the result. We made careless mistakes. Now we\u2019ll have to get back to work, win the next one and then see what happens,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_346465\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GEKDTmaXEAA2aDZ.jpeg\" alt=\"AFCON 2023: Brace hero Mohammed Kudus disappointed after draw against Egypt\" class=\"wp-image-346465\" title=\"AFCON 2023 Brace hero Mohammed Kudus disappointed after draw against Egypt\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mohammed Kudus croened Man of the Match after scoring a brace in thrilling draw against Egypt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ghana will now lock horns with\u00a0Mozambique\u00a0on Monday in a must-win encounter as they seek to qualify. Ahead of the game, Kudus, whose performance earned him the Man of The Match award pledged his commitment stating the team\u2019s aim to go all the way to clinch the ultimate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not out. The objective remains the same, which is to take the trophy home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3news.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohammed Kudus\u00a0has shared his disappointment after\u00a0Ghana\u2019s 2-2 draw against\u00a0Egypt\u00a0in the ongoing\u00a02023 Africa Cup of Nations\u00a0(AFCON) on Thursday night. The\u00a0West Ham\u00a0attacker who had been struggling with a lingering injury leading to his absence in their first game against\u00a0Cape Verde\u00a0returned to action with an impressive performance against the record holders. 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