Some eight players have officially sought permission to withdraw from the Black Stars’ next two competitive games over various reasons.
The players’ reasons as officially given by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) are as follows:
1. Inaki Williams: Hamstring injury picked up on November 7 and has since not been able to train.
2. Tariq Lamptey: Calf discomfort that got aggravated last week and currently undergoing rehabilitation with his club.
3. Jonas Adjetey: Jonas was on his way to full recovery but had a setback in their last League game on Saturday, November 9, 2024.
4. Jerome Opoku: Chronic back pain which got worse during a Sper Lig game against Besiktas on Sunday, November 10. Jerome is currently undergoing rehabilitation with his club.
5. Antoine Semenyo: Nursing an injury of the patella tendon due to overload of games. The Club medical team thought it wise to use the break to refer him to a tendon specialist to prevent worsening of the injury.
6. Alexander Djiku: It’s an aggravation of an existing hamstring that got him substituted in their last game on Sunday, November 10, 2024.
7. Ibrahim Osman: He picked up a hamstring injury in his last outing for his club which got him substituted at half time.
8. Joseph Painstil: Personal
The reasons for the various absentees in the @GhanaBlackstars squad!#OnuaSports pic.twitter.com/mabtx4i60m
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The players have since been replaced by some six others.
They are: Austin FC’s Osman Bukari, Hamburger SV’s Ransford Yeboah Koningsdorffer, Norwich City’s Forson Amankwah and IF Elfsborg’s Terry Yegbe.
The rest are OFK Beograd’s Ebenezer Annan and Samsunspor’s Kingsley Schindler.
