Ghana coach Chris Hughton says he will leave it to the last possible moment before deciding if star player Mohammed Kudus is fit enough to face Egypt in their potentially decisive Africa Cup of Nations clash on Thursday.
The 23-year-old Kudus joined the Ghana squad late after suffering a hamstring injury in West Ham’s 2-0 win at Arsenal in the Premier League on Dec. 28.
“We will continue to assess him,” Hughton said Wednesday. “We have today and tomorrow morning to assess. He has trained the last few days, but we will assess him, as I say, today and tomorrow and make a decision tomorrow.”
Without Kudus, Ghana slumped to a surprise 2-1 defeat to Cape Verde in their Africa Cup opener, leaving the team under pressure for the remainder of its games in Group B.