Ghana’s Mohammed Kudus Scores Hattrick for Ajax in Victory Over Ado Den Haag

Ghana’s Mohammed Kudus Scores Hattrick for Ajax in Victory Over Ado Den Haag

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:57 PM
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  • Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus dominated Ajax's junior team with a hattrick as they recorded a heavy 6-3 win against Ado Den Haag
  • The likes of Danilo and Naci Ünüvar netted the other goals for the winners at the end of the Eeste Division match
  • Kudus is gradually gaining his confidence after the long injury layoff which made him miss the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for Ghana

Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Kudus scored three goals for Jong Ajax as they claimed a 6-3 victory over Ado Den Haag in the Eeste Division on Monday evening.

Kudus scored the first goal in the 18th minute before Ricardo Kishna got the equaliser five minutes later. Ajax took the lead again through Danilo and Kudus converted from the spot to score his second on the night in the 41st minute before halftime.

Mohammed Kudus scores hattrick for Ajax in victory over Ado Den Haag
Kudus was a joy to watch as his tricks, twists and turns did the magic as he scored a hattrick for Ajax. Credit: @ghanaballers
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Naci Ünüvar made it four for Ajax but the away side scored two quickfire goals within two minutes to come into the game.

Kudus grabbed his hattrick in the 64th minute with a left-footed strike into the top left corner from inside the box before Ünüvar scored his brace to put the game to bed for Ajax to make it 6-3.

How Kudus fared against Ado Den Haag

Kudus is gradually gaining his confidence after the long injury layoff. He should soon break into the Ajax starting eleven.

The 21-year-old was a joy to watch as his tricks, twists and turns did the magic for Ajax as he scored a hattrick for his side.

As per SofaScore, Kudus received a match rating of 8.9 out of 10, the highest total amongst his teammates, had 56 touches, won 11 duels and he was fouled twice,

Mohammed Kudus Frustrated by Injury Struggles at Ajax

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that 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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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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