Under David Moyes, the 23-year-old midfielder—who can also play through the flanks—has been a revelation so far this season.
Due to Ings’ lackluster play and Michail Antonio’s prolonged absence from the field due to injury, Moyes moved England’s Jarod Bowen to an up-front position, with Kudus occupying the right side and Lucas Pacqueta playing through the center.
He has ten Premier League goal involvements this season thanks to the inversion, giving him a total of twenty goal involvements throughout all tournaments in which he has competed.
But despite his experience, the Ghanaian Black Stars were unable to avoid losing in the group stages of the AFCON 2023 competition in Ivory Coast. The attendance at their competition resulted in the dismissal oftheir Chris Hughton and the selection of Otto Addo from Borussia Dortmund.
With a monthly salary of $50,000 from the Ghanaian Football Association, Addo selected Kudus for his 26-man team to play Nigeria. The new coach will not have Kudus for their friendly this month, according to a report from West Ham Zone.
Kudus will miss the match against Nigeria because of a knee ailment; he will return to West Ham to seek medical assistance.
Due to injuries, Taiwo Awoniyi, Victor Boniface, and Victor Osimhen will also be absent for stand-in Nigerian coach Finidi George. The most likely strikers to step in are Paul Onuachu, Sadiq Umar, and Cyriel Dessers.
