Ghana Midfielder Kudus Mohammed Frustrated by Injury Struggles at Ajax

• Ajax ace Mohammed Kudus believes he has been unlucky with injuries following his recovery from a rib injury
• The 21-year-old made his first appearance for Ajax's first team last week in the Eredivisie since November last year
• Kudus will be hoping to make a start when Erik ten Hag’s men face Willem II in the Eredivisie on Saturday night

Kudus Mohammed is very frustrated by his struggles with injuries which have prevented him from becoming a key player for Ajax and Ghana.

It was barely 13 minutes of the crunch World Cup qualifying game between Ghana and South Africa when Kudus sustained a rib injury.

The Ajax midfielder crumpled as he underwent treatment, and it was easy to fear the worst as he was ruled out for three months and missed out on the African Cup of Nations.

It has, after all, been a nightmare seasons for the 20-year-old. A combination of thigh, knee and hamstring injuries had restricted him after breaking out in the Ajax team since he joined two years ago.

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He has made six appearances this season before his injury in November but is yet to complete a full 90 minutes for both club and country in almost a year.

Kudus, though, returned to see out the last moments of Ajax's 5-0 victory over FC Twente last week. The Black Stars midfielder was determined to make a statement over and above his lively performance.

In an interview with Ajax's media team, the central midfielder attributed his injury crises to being “unlucky”.

“With the injuries, they are not injuries which happened because I was not training well or taking care of myself. I was just unlucky and things like that,” he said.

"The injury against South Africa was a weird one because normally you have an impact from an opponent before you have a rib injury. I was disappointed again, but it happened.

Mohammed Kudus will be hoping to make a start when Erik ten Hag’s men face Willem II in the Eredivisie on Saturday night.

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Kudus Breaks Silence After Missing 2021 AFCON

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Mohammed Kudus has finally spoken after a tug-of-war between his club and the Black Stars saw him miss the Africa Cup of Nations.

Kudus, an important member of the Black Stars, had to miss the tournament in Cameroon due to the lack of match fitness, according to Ajax.

While he missed the AFCON despite training with Ajax, there were reports he was avoiding the team over purported allegations of the use of black magic.