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Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been ruled out of Ghana’s AFCON 2025 qualifiers due to injury.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) confirmed this in a statement on their website.
The GFA also confirmed that Joseph Painstil, Kingsley Schindler and Osman Ibrahim are out of the double header with Sudan.
“Thomas Partey, Joseph Painstil, Kingsley Schindler, and Osman Ibrahim have been ruled out of the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan due to injuries they picked up over the weekend.
“The four players were initially part of Coach Otto Addo’s 25-man squad for the double header.
“Thomas is unable to join the Black stars due to medical issues he is currently experiencing, and his club has scheduled him for further tests in the coming days.
“Joseph Paintsil experienced some pain in his hamstrings during their last game on Saturday, October 5. His club doctors have scheduled him for an MRI on Monday, 7th October. He is therefore unavailable to join the Black stars.
“Osman Ibrahim Experienced pain in his calf muscles during their last game and was substituted in the 65th minute. His club has since communicated his unavailability to the Ghana Football Association.
“Kingsley Schindler is unable to join the Black Stars due to a medical emergency he’s currently receiving treatment for.”
The Black Stars will face Sudan on Thursday, October 10 and Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
