{"id":247336,"date":"2026-04-19T12:11:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsworldghana.com\/?p=247336"},"modified":"2026-04-19T12:11:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:11:52","slug":"we-just-have-to-see-how-it-goes-antoine-semenyo-hopes-for-mohammed-kudus-recovery-before-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/2026\/04\/19\/we-just-have-to-see-how-it-goes-antoine-semenyo-hopes-for-mohammed-kudus-recovery-before-2026-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We just have to see how it goes&#8221; &#8211; Antoine Semenyo hopes for Mohammed Kudus recovery before 2026 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antoine Semenyo has expressed concern over the fitness of teammate Mohammed Kudus following a fresh injury setback that could threaten his participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on the AllOutFootball Podcast, the Ghana national football team forward revealed that Kudus suffered a relapse while recovering from a quad injury that had already sidelined him for three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating because he is a pivotal factor in the team for sure\u2014we just have to see how it goes,\u201d Semenyo admitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kudus, who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur, has endured a difficult debut season plagued by injuries, managing three goals and six assists in 26 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His potential absence would be a huge setback for Ghana, given his importance as a creative force and attacking leader in the squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Black Stars face a tough Group L challenge at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where they will come up against England, Croatia, and Panama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the uncertainty, Semenyo remains hopeful that Kudus can recover in time to feature, as Ghana prepare to open their campaign against Panama on June 17 in Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the tournament fast approaching, Kudus\u2019 fitness will be closely monitored, as his presence could prove decisive in Ghana\u2019s quest to make an impact on the global stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antoine Semenyo has expressed concern over the fitness of teammate Mohammed Kudus following a fresh injury setback that could threaten&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[84,178],"class_list":["post-247336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-stories","tag-antoine-semenyo","tag-mohammed-kudus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247336\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}