Hamburg SV striker Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer has been called up to the Black Stars team to fill in for the injured Iñaki Williams, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced on Monday.
Iñaki completed the game as Athletic Bilbao finished the 2022/23 LaLiga campaign with a 1–1 draw against Real Madrid on Sunday night.
But he announced publicly less than 24 hours later that he would be unable to serve with the national team in the June international break owing to a bothersome knee condition that required quick attention.
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The 28-year-old is anticipated to stay in Spain during the off-season for therapy.
The withdrawal of Iñaki makes room for Germany-based Ransford-Yeboah, a striker who combined 10 goals in 34 appearances across all competitions during the just concluded Bundesliga 2. campaign.
It is the 21-year-old’s first call-up to the international squad after being passed over for the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Updated Black Stars squad (24):
Goalkeepers (3):
Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen), Joseph Wollacott (Charlton Athletic), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (KAS Eupen)
Defenders (8):
Denis Odoi (Club Brugge), Alidu Seidu (Clermont Foot), Gideon Mensah (AJ Auxerre), Patrick Kpozo (Sheriff Tiraspol), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Alexander Djiku (RC Strasbourg), Nicholas Opoku (Amiens)
Midfielders (5):
Thomas Partey (Arsenal FC), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Majeed Ashimeru (RSC Anderlecht), Salis Abdul Samed (RC Lens), Edmund Addo (Spartak Subotica)
Wingers (4):
Joseph Paintsil (KRC Genk), Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade), Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), Ernest Nuamah (FC Nordsjaelland)
Attackers (4):
Andre Ayew (Nottingham Forest), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer (Hamburg SV), Kwasi Okyere Wriedt (Holstein Kiel)
On Sunday, June 18, the Black Stars will meet Madagascar in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group E penultimate qualifier at Stade Kianja Barea in Antananarivo. The game kicks off at 14:00 GMT.
With two rounds of matches remaining, Ghana leads Group E with 8 points after two victories (Madagascar, Angola) and two draws (Central African Republic, Angola) in the first four qualifiers.