U20 Africa Cup of Nations Winner Confident of Gatecrashing Ghana's Squad for the World Cup in Qatar

U20 Africa Cup of Nations Winner Confident of Gatecrashing Ghana's Squad for the World Cup in Qatar

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM
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  • Former Ghana U20 star, Mathew Anim Cudjoe, has revealed his dreams of playing at the 2022 World Cup
  • The Dundee United star is confident of making coach Otto Addo's team for the World Cup in Qatar later this year
  • Anim Cudjoe had a decent season with the Scottish club after joining them halfway through the campaign

Mathew Anim Cudjoe says the pitch will decide which player makes it to the World Cup in Qatar later this year.

The former Ghana U20 star is confident of gatecrashing coach Otto Addo's squad for the global showpiece.

In an interview with Tv3, the Dundee United winger revealed he is preparing for a call up and will be ready when needed by the coach.

Mathew Anim Cudjoe, Ghana, Black Stars, Dundee United
Mathew Anim Cudjoe has said he is confident of breaking into Ghana's squad for the World Cup in Qatar. Credit: @dundeeunitedfc @GhanaBlackstars
Source: Twitter
“Yes of course [I’ll be called for World Cup]. We [Dundee United] qualified for the Europa League so I’ll be part of the squad. I’m in Ghana training very hard so I have confidence that the Black Stars will call me for the World Cup. I believe in myself so there is no problem. The pitch will decide,” he stated on TV3 NewDay.
“I want to be part of this team [Black Stars] for the World Cup in November. That’s my dream for now so I’m working hard to get there,” he added.

Mathew Anim Cudjoe, a member of Ghana's U20 team that won the 2020 Africa Youth Championship, has been involved in personal training since returning home.

He is yet to earn a first senior call up from the national team.

The Black Stars qualified for the World Cup after beating Nigeria on the away goal rule in the play-offs.

Ghanaian youngster Mathew Anim Cudjoe makes Dundee United debut

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Ghana U20 sensation Matthew Anim Cudjoe made was in action for Dundee United for the first time in the Scottish Premier League on Saturday.

The former Asante Kotoko attacking midfielder was introduced in the second half as the Terrors held Hibernian to a 1-1 draw away at the Easter Road Stadium.

Cudjoe came on for Mark McNulty in the 79th minute and lasted 11 minutes on the pitch.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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