Thomas Partey, 2 others ruled out of Ghana, Sudan clash due to injury

The Ghana Football Association has announced that some of the players who earned call-ups for the Sudan game have been ruled out due to injury. The technical team has, as a result, invited other players to replace the injured players ahead of the Thursday encounter in Accra. The injured player picked up their injuries in […] The post Thomas Partey, 2 others ruled out of Ghana, Sudan clash due to injury appeared first on MyNewsGh.

Oct 8, 2024 - 01:35
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Thomas Partey, 2 others ruled out of Ghana, Sudan clash due to injury

The Ghana Football Association has announced that some of the players who earned call-ups for the Sudan game have been ruled out due to injury.

The technical team has, as a result, invited other players to replace the injured players ahead of the Thursday encounter in Accra.

The injured player picked up their injuries in their club matches over the weekend.

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Michael Baidoo, Abu Francis, Jonas Adjetey and Ibrahim Sadick have been called up for Ghana’s crucial 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan. They come in to replace Thomas Partey, Joseph Painstil, Kingsley Schindler and Ibrahim Osman who have been ruled out due to injury. The four players are expected in Accra to join the squad ahead of the Group F qualifiers.

Michael Baidoo is a 25-year old who plays for IF Elfsborg in the Swedish top flight. He began his career at Vision FC in Ghana before moving abroad to join FC Midtjylland in Denmark. He previously played for Fredericia, Jerv and Sandnes Ulf. The midfielder is one of the standout performers for Elfsborg having made regular appearances for the club in the Swedish topflight and the UEFA Europa League.

Abu Francis plays for Cercle Brugge in Belgium having excelled at Right To Dream Academy and FC Nordsjaelland. Abu made his Ghana debut in an international friendly against Uganda in March this year and has been a regular figure in the Black Stars in recent months. He was part of the team that lost to Angola and drew with Niger in last months 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Jonas Adjetey:  The 20-year-old defender, who was recently invited in place of Alexander Djiku, has been making a name for himself in the Swiss Super League. He previously played for Teshie Football Academy, Accra Great Olympics and Berekum Chelsea before joining FC Basel.

Ibrahim Sadick: He is a product of the Right To Dream Soccer Academy and a former player of FC Nordsjaelland who plays for AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch League.

The Black Stars are set to face Sudan on Thursday, October 10 and Tuesday, October 15, 2024 in two very important Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

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