Black Stars arrived in Japan with a severely depleted squad for the Kirin Soccer Cup four-nation tournament which is featuring Japan, Chile and Tunisia.
The 21st edition of the international friendly tournament will be staged in Kobe and Osaka from Friday, June 10 to Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
Ghana didn’t travel with players including injured quartet Jonathan Mensah, Richard Ofori, Antoine Selorm Semenyo and Joseph Aidoo for the Japan trip.
However, Gideon Mensah, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Abdul Mumin, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Osman Bukari, Joseph Paintsil, Denis Odoi, Elisha Owusu and Baba Iddrisu Mohammed have all missed out.
Kyereh and Iddrisu have been given permission to return to their clubs to begin formal talks with possible new suitors of their services as the summer transfer window approaches.
Abdul Mumin has been ruled out of the tournament due to an injury he is carrying whilst Paintsil is sick and won’t be available.
Bukari, Odoi, Owusu, Sulemana and Mensah also tested positive for COVID-19 which rule them out of the two matches.
The Black Stars will play against the host nation in the first match on Friday at Noevir Stadium Kobe in Kobe before taking on one of Tunisia or Chile in the second friendly match.
The second match is coming off on Tuesday at the Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka.
