As per the source, officials from the Ghana FA had been in direct communication with the medical staff of Tottenham concerning Kudus’ injury status due to worries about his fitness. Reports indicate that Spurs informed the FA that Kudus would be completely fit by the time of Ghana’s SECOND game in the World Cup and that the injury was not severe enough to exclude him from the tournament.
“Kudus was under the impression that everything had been resolved. Carlos Queiroz personally contacted him last week and assured him that he was included in the final squad considerations,” the source stated.
However, circumstances took a sudden turn on the day of the announcement.
The informant disclosed that Queiroz reached out to Kudus privately just an hour prior to the squad announcement, explaining that internal pressures within the federation had altered the decision, as Ghana could not afford to risk including an injured player for the tournament’s opening match.
“Carlos conveyed to him: ‘The medical assessments are favorable, but the federation is unwilling to take a political risk if the results are unfavorable early in the tournament.’”
The source further mentioned that Kudus was infuriated because the medical team from Spurs had already assured Ghana of his timely recovery.
“Kudus expressed to those close to him that if the FA was already aware he would be fit during the group stage, then football-related reasons were no longer valid. He feels betrayed because they instilled hope in him, included him in their plans, and then discarded him at the last moment.”
The source concluded that the emotional impact of missing the World Cup has been so profound for Kudus that he is now seriously contemplating withdrawing from the Ghana national team altogether following the tournament.
