Ghana’s preparations for the African qualifying campaign for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have hit a snag with the withdrawal of Kamaldeen Sulemana and Khalid Abdul Mumin.
Head coach Chris Hughton, who initially included the duo in his 25-man squad last Thursday, has now replaced them with Medeama’s Nurudeen Abdulai and Leicester’s Abdul Fatawu Issahaku.
Ghana is scheduled to take on Madagascar in Kumasi on Friday, November 17, followed by a match against Comoros in Moroni four days later.
Winger Sulemana, recently played 66 minutes in Southampton’s 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough in the English Championship, and in-form center-back Mumin, playing the full match for Rayo Vallecano in their Spanish LaLiga defeat to Girona, have both cited unavailability due to fitness concerns stemming from their club commitments over the weekend.
The Ghana Football Association announced these changes early on Tuesday morning ahead of their first training session in Accra today before leaving for Kumasi on Wednesday.
