Red Hot Ghanaian Midfielder Mohammed Kudus Scores Again in Ajax's Game Against AZ Alkmaar

Red Hot Ghanaian Midfielder Mohammed Kudus Scores Again in Ajax's Game Against AZ Alkmaar

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:12 PM
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  • Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus has scored for the fifth consecutive game for Ajax Amsterdam
  • The Black Stars ace opened the scoring as Ajax suffered defeat to rivals AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie
  • Mohammed Kudus has been named in Ghana's squad for the international friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua

In-form Mohammed Kudus continued his scoring run with another strike for Ajax in their game against AZ Alkmaar.

The Ghana international opened the scoring for the Dutch champions but it was not enough as they suffered defeat on Sunday afternoon.

In a video posted on social media, the 22-year-old rolled in an assist from Kenneth Taylor to give Ajax the lead.

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Mohammed Kudus has scored again for Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie. Credit: Getty Images
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The hosts, AZ Alkmaar, recovered from Mohammed Kudus' early goal to fight back and get a winner before half time.

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In a dramatic final five minutes of the first half, Mees de Wit levelled for AZ before Jens Odgaard netted the winner.

After the break, Ajax struggled to get the equalizer manager Alfred Schreuder made an attacking changing by replacing defender Devyne Rensch with forward Brian Brobbey.

Later in the game, Lorenzzo Lucca replaced Mohammed Kudus.

Mohammed Kudus has now scored six goals in his last five matches for Ajax.

Mohammed Kudus scores stunner against Liverpool n UEFA Champions League

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Mohammed Kudus has scored again for Ajax to draw the Dutch champions level in their UEFA Champions League clash against Liverpool.

The 22-year-old Ghanaian connected from a Steven Berghuis assist to cancel an early lead from Mohamed Salah for Liverpool.

Mohammed Kudus has now scored in four successive games for the Dutch giants, and in back-to-back UEFA Champions League games for Ajax.

Right to Dream Academy players celebrate Mohammed Kudus' strike against Liverpool

Mohammed Kudus drew a heartwarming reaction from students of the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana after scoring from a ferocious strike against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old graduate of the Right to Dream Academy scored for Ajax in the 2-1 defeat at Anfield in midweek.

In a video posted on social media, spotted by Sports Brief, young students of the Academy that nurtured Kudus, were seen jubilating as the midfielder powered home to level Mohamed Salah's lead.

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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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