2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Thomas Partey, Joseph Paintsil Ruled Out Of Sudan Game Due To Injury

Partey Ruled Out Of Ghana vs Sudan AFCON Qualifier Games

Thomas Partey Ruled Out Of Ghana vs Sudan 2025 African Cup Of Nations Qualifiers Due To Injury.

Thomas Partey, Joseph Paintsil, and two other Black Star players have been ruled out of Thursday’s 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifying game against Sudan. The Black Stars will host Sudan on Thursday afternoon at the Accra Sports Stadium against their former coach, Kwesi Appiah.

After Thursday’s game, the two side will meet in a reverse fixture again in Sudan four days later. Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo initially invited 25 players for these fixtures, but the team has now been struck with injury updates as two of their main man with their captain inclusive will miss the double against Sudan.

According to an official statement released by the Ghana Football Association (GFA), four players who were called for the double have been ruled out due to injury. The four players ruled out of the game are; Thomas Partey (Arsenal), Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), Osman Ibrahim (Feyenoord), and Kingsley Schindler (Samsunspor).

“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,” the official statement read.

According to the Ghana Football Association, Partey’s injury has been scheduled for further test by his club, “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.”,they revealed.

For Joseph Paintsil, he experienced some pain in his hamstring which is why he cannot join the Black Stars, “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.”, the statement read.

Osman Ibrahim cannot join the Black Stars camp due to a calf injury, whereas Schindler is unable to join the camp due to a medical emergency.

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