West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus cannot converse after Ghana’s calamitous AFCON collapse
Mohammed Kudus could not disguise his frustrations after Ghana have been ejected from the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Black Stars talisman was compelled to conduct media duties instantly after drawing 2-2 towards Mozambique on Monday. Two Jordan Ayew penalties put Ghana 2-0 forward within the ninetieth minute, just for Mozambique to attain twice in harm time and share the spoils.
Just like that, Ghana went from second place in Group B and an automated place within the competitors’s final 16 to tumbling out on the first hurdle. Chris Hughton’s aspect completed their pool marketing campaign with two attracts and a defeat, which wasn’t enough to snare top-of-the-line third-place finisher spots.
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And regardless of being named Player of the Match, Kudus was all however inconsolable on the full-time whistle. Looking like he’d quite be wherever however speaking right into a microphone, the West Ham ace managed to get out just some phrase of because of the nation’s followers.
“I’m out of words, I don’t know what to say, man,” mentioned the 23-year-old. “Thanks to the fans for their support, y’know? Yeah.”
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Kudus had beforehand scored each his nation’s targets in a 2-2 draw towards Egypt after Ghana misplaced 2-1 to Cape Verde of their opener. And it appeared as if the stage was set for a dash end towards Mozambique, just for their goals to be crushed within the house of 4 minutes.
Monday’s exit marked the primary time that Ghana has suffered a group-stage exit in two consecutive editions of the AFCON. The Black Stars have been additionally ejected from the opening stage in 2021 after they took only one level from their three pool fixtures.
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West Ham supporters shall be considerably glad of the result contemplating it means certainly one of their most beneficial attackers will quickly return to the line-up. But for Ghana, Monday’s collapse represented one other darkish day within the historical past of the four-time AFCON champions.
