To be part of the Black Stars squad for the 2023 AFCON is privilege; I don’t joke with it – Mohammed Kudus

Published on: 13 January 2024

Ghana forward, Mohammed Kudus has stressed that he is poised to do his best to help the Black Stars.

Speaking to the media team of the GFA ahead of the start of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, he said it is a privilege to be part of the Ghana squad for the tournament.

''As a professional player you going to change clubs, it’s very likely that you going to play for a lot of teams but your country and your national team remain the same. So for me to be part of the squad in a country of 30 million is a huge privilege that comes with a lot of responsibilities so I don’t joke with national team football,” Mohammed Kudus said as quoted on the website of the GFA.

The West Ham United forward ''It’s a big privilege for me, my family and everyone. There is a lot pressure from the country and you literally playing for the whole nation so representing my country is a big privilege and I always see it a big opportunity to make the people happy so we going to do our best for the country.

''I am fully committed to it. I always do my best when I am in the shirt so we just urge the fans for more support and prayers and we are going to do our best in the tournament.”

The 2023 AFCON is scheduled to start in Ivory Coast today, January 13.

Ghana will play her first match on Sunday in a game against Cape Verde in Group B.

 

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