All You Need to Know About 4 Players Replacing Partey and Co
Four Ghanaian players plying the trade outside the country have been handed late call-ups for the Sudan qualifier by the head coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo after he was informed of the unavailability of four of his 25 initially selected players.
The unavailable players are Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey, La Galaxy right winger Joseph Paintsil, on-loan Eredivisie player Ibrahim Osman and Samsunspor forward Kingsley Schindler.
They will be replaced by Michael Baidoo, Abu Francis, Jonas Adjetey and Ibrahim Sadick for the third and fourth rounds of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament qualifier against the Falcons of Jediane.
The first leg will be hosted by the Accra Sports Stadium on Thursday, October 10, 2024, while the return leg will be held in Libya on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
Ghana are currently third in Group F with just one point from a loss and a draw creating uncertainty around their qualification for the tournament.
The Black Stars lost their opening qualifier by 1-0 to Angola at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium and drew 1-1 against Niger in their second game.
Michael Baidoo
Twenty-five years of age, he 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
Abu plays for Cercle Brugge in Belgium having excelled at Right To Dream Academy and FC Nordsjaelland.
He 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 month’s 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.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
