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AFCON 2025Q: Partey, 3 others ruled out of Sudan’s clash

By Vincent Ashitey
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Injured Thomas Partey has been ruled out of the AFCON 2025 qualifiers against Sudan.

The Arsenal midfielder is unable to join his teammates for Thursday's game due to medical issues.

"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,' a GFA statement said.

The statement also revealed that Joseph Painstil, Kingsley Schindler and Osman Ibrahim are out of the doubleheader against Sudan.

The four players were initially part of Coach Otto Addo's 25-man squad for the double header.

Due to their absence Michael Baidoo, Abu Francis, Jonas Adjetey and Ibrahim Sadick have been called up to replace them.

Joseph Paintsil

He 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

The player is unable to join the Black Stars due to a medical emergency he's currently receiving treatment for.

The Black Stars are set to face Sudan on Thursday, October 10 and Tuesday, October 15, 2024 in two very important Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.