2022 Black Stars World Cup provisional squad: Chelsea loanee Hudson-Odoi omitted from Ghana squad

Published on: 04 November 2022

On-loan Chelsea forward Callum Hudson-Odoi's hopes of representing Ghana at the 2022 FIFA World Cup has come to an end after he was omitted from the provisional list.

The 22-year-old was not named in the 55-man list by Ghana coach Otto Addo who released the squad on Friday, November 4, 2022.

Hudson-Odoi has already played three times for England but the new FIFA rules mean that if those appearances happen before a player is 21, which is the case with Hudson Odoi, he can switch allegiance.

He has been one of the consistent performers at Bayer Leverkusen, making 13 appearances, scoring one goal and providing one assist in the process.

Black Stars make a return to the tournament after missing out on the 2018 edition in Russia and have been drawn in Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay.

Ghana will take on Portugal in their first game on November 24 before playing South Korea and Uruguay on November 28 and December 2 respectively.

Black Stars will play Switzerland in an International friendly on November 17, before travelling to Qatar for the World Cup.

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