Ghanaian coach Otto Addo rushes to console Mohammed Kudus after costly penalty miss

• Otto Addo was the first to comfort Black Stars captain Mohammed Kudus after he missed a penalty in Ghana's defeat
• The Black Stars' AFCON qualifying campaign ended in a defeat to Niger on Monday at the Accra Sports Stadium
• The Black Stars will miss the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco next year after finishing bottom of Group F

Ghana coach Otto Addo quickly walked to Mohammed Kudus to console him after the West Ham United star missed a penalty in the defeat to Niger in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The Black Stars were hoping to end the qualifiers in style after a terrible qualifying campaign that saw the former African champions fail to make it to Morocco.

Kudus was presented with the opportunity of salvaging a point for the Black Stars in the final minute of the match against Niger, after winning a penalty.

Otto Addo consoles Mohammed Kudus after penalty miss in Niger defeat. Photo: Twitter/ @GhanaBlackstars.
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However, the captain on the day saw his effort saved denying the Black Stars a point on the final day of the qualifiers.

In a video shared on social media, Addo quickly rushed to the pitch to console the midfielder.

The defeat sums up Ghana's disastrous campaign in the qualifiers. The West Africans will now switch their attention to the World Cup qualifiers which resumes in March 2025.

The Black Stars are joint top in the World Cup qualifying group alongside Comoros Island.

Kudus' horrible AFCON qualifiers summed up

The West Ham United forward endured a difficult run in the qualifiers, failing to score a goal in six matches.

Things went from bad to worse for the Ghana star after missing from the spot to redeem the Black Stars as they were losing to Niger in Ghana.

The Right to Dream Academy failed to inspire his colleagues despite as Ghana misses out on the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 20 years.

Ghana finished bottom of Group F of the qualifiers, per ESPN.

Niger beat Ghana in Accra

Earlier, Yen.com.gh reported that a late header from Niger defender Oumar Sako compounded Ghana's misery in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as the Menas secured a win against a depleted Black Stars side in the final game of Group F.

The visitors opened the scoring in the first half through Ousseini Badamassi before Jerry Afriyie levelled after the break.

West Ham United star Mohammed Kudus missed a late penalty as the Nigeriens held on to return home with a historic win.

Source: YEN.com.gh