Reason Why Red Hot Ghana Defender Was Dropped For AFCON Qualifiers Revealed

• Alexander Djiku will miss Ghana's upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar and the Central African Republic
• The Strasbourg defender's absence is a big blow for the Black Stars but will be replaced by Jonathan Mensah
• The French-born Ghanaian is on the verge of leaving Strasbourg following links to other clubs ahead of the summer transfer window

Alexander Djiku's absence will be a major blow for the Black Stars ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers next month.

The Strasbourg centre-back missed out on the squad released by Ghana coach Otto Addo for the games against Madagascar and Central African Republic.

According to reports, the 27-year-old AFCON will miss the games due to personal reasons.

The in-form defender is reportedly on the radar of several clubs and was dropped to allow him to sort out his future ahead of the summer Transfer window.

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Djiku, who was born in Montpellier, France, decided to represent Ghana in 2020 and has since been a stalwart in the Black Stars.

He was the brightest spot in Ghana's disastrous Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year in Cameroon.

Djiku also starred as the Black Stars edged Nigeria to qualify for the World Cup

Alexander Djiku makes French Ligue 1 record

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Ghana defender Alexander Djiku has become the Ghanaian with the most appearances in the French Ligue 1 on Sunday.

The Black Stars defender played a key role as Strasbourg edged Lens 1-0 to climb up to fourth place in the French top flight.

A neatly converted penalty by Ludovic Ajorque was enough to hand an all-important victory for the home side at the Stade de la Meinau.

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Ghana defender Alexander Djiku could be heading to Spain in the summer transfer window after he popped up on the radar of high-flying Spanish side Villareal.

Following his impressive campaign in the French Ligue 1 with Strasbourg, the Yellow Submarines are preparing a deal to lure him to the La Liga.

According to Sky Sports, Villareal will be competing with Sevilla for the signature of the tough-tackling guardsman this summer.