Ghana suffer multiple withdrawals from key players ahead of clash against Ivory Coast

[p]Captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ayew-jordan/6Nj04peg/"]Jordan Ayew[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/semenyo-antoine/r1Gz1yPk/"]Antoine Semenyo[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kudus-mohammed/hzbcXxIG/"]Mohammed Kudus[/a] are among the high-profile absentees, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/seidu-alidu/bi8NhkWD/"]Alidu Seidu[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baba-rahman/K2yVXyhU/"]Abdul Rahman Baba[/a] have also been ruled out of the international window.[/p][p]Kudus withdrew from the squad to continue his recovery and build up his fitness after recently returning from a seven-month injury lay-off.[/p][embed guid="44332e53-357b-4378-a108-c6e96c7720e6" url="https://x.com/_owurakuampofo/status/2102363380468334961?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Tottenham Hotspur forward had only recently returned to competitive action and was initially included in Queiroz’s 24-man squad.[/p][p]Semenyo has also withdrawn after suffering a swollen ankle. The Manchester City forward had started the season strongly and scored twice in his club's Premier League victory over Sunderland before pulling out of the Black Stars squad.[/p][p]Ayew, meanwhile, has been ruled out after reporting an injury concern after arriving in camp. [/p][p]Defensive options have also been affected, with Alidu Seidu and Baba Rahman unavailable because of injuries.[/p][p]Seidu had only recently been added to the squad after joining OGC Nice on loan from Rennes, while Baba reported to camp before being ruled out following medical assessment.[/p][p]The withdrawals come after Queiroz had already made several changes to his original squad because of medical concerns.[/p][p]The coach subsequently drafted in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tetteh-benjamin/rqqoj1jM/"]Benjamin Tetteh[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/afena-gyan-felix/G4pacAW7/"]Felix Afena-Gyan[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fuseini-mohammed/WGjCvAZ0/"]Mohammed Fuseini[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ibrahim-rahim/vi1f3NP6/"]Rahim Ibrahim[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adjetey-jonas/lSi0EUb8/"]Jonas Adjetey[/a], among others, to strengthen the team.[/p][embed guid="94f87195-d862-40a5-88ae-513b61c328ff" url="https://x.com/GhanaBlackstars/status/2102536879341965469?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Fuseini arrives in camp after scoring his first goal for Derby County at the weekend, when he came off the bench to rescue a 1-1 draw against Burnley.[/p][p]The Black Stars opened camp in Accra on Monday and had 18 players take part in Tuesday's training session at the Accra Sports Stadium.[/p][p]The team departed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a] on Wednesday morning for Bouaké, where they are scheduled to hold their final training session ahead of Thursday's game.[/p][p]Ghana will face Côte d’Ivoire at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké on Thursday, September 24, in their opening Group C qualifier for the 2027 AFCON.[/p][image alt="Owuraku Ampofo" id="345f5fd0-6a26-4f45-8078-6462582c5da7" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="9539c911-d120-480d-86c9-939594f0e096" original-width="1200" original-height="381" /]