GFA Communications Director Henry Asante reacts to reports of some Black Stars players excusing themselves from October friendlies

Published on: 04 October 2020

Ghana Football Association (GFA) Communications Director Henry Asante Twum says no player has requested to withdraw from the Black Stars call-up ahead of the October friendlies against Mali and Qatar

Ghana will take on their African counterparts on October 9, before facing 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar three days later in Antalya, Turkey.

Coach CK Akonnor has called-up 23 players for the double-header but there have been reports Ajax Amsterdam midfielder Mohammed Kudus, Crystal Palaceace Jeffrey Schlupp and France-born Strasbourg defender Alexander Djiku will not be able to answer the call due to injury setbacks.

"When a player gets injured, it is for the doctors to confirm. We have a very experienced doctor who is in charge of the Black Stars. So from last week when the list was made known to the public, he has gotten in touch with the clubs," Asante Twum told Silver FM.

"What I know is that when any of these players are not in a position to play, the clubs will officially communicate that to the FA.

"As it stands, I am only hearing it on the radio, I may have read some in the newspapers and online, but at the end of the day we can only speak to facts.

"So if the clubs write to the GFA that any player is injured and is ruled out for one month or two months, then we can dwell on that to take a decision. So let us wait for just a few days. We have one more week to the game. If we get any official information from the clubs, we will make it public."

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