CAN 2019: 5 players who could still impose

Sports News from Saturday, March 30, 2019

Source: GHANAsoccernet.com

2019-03-30

Just two months away from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, we are looking at players who could still be rewarded at the biennial showdown in Egypt.

Samuel Chukwueze

The fantastic player made his debut in Nigeria in the 0-0 draw with Uganda in November, winning the win over some admirers. Chukwueze was removed from the Super Eagles team before this international break. National team coaches preferred to prefer that the young player be employed in the under-23 action. However, he had returned to form with Villarreal before the window – scoring his third La Liga goal of the season against Levante – and now must prove that he can overthrow one of Gernot Rohr's other widowers.

Ghana striker Las Palmas, Kevin Prince Boateng, was involved in his team's 1-0 win over Sporting Gijon in Saturday's Spanish Liga.

Kevin Prince Boateng

Last January, Kwesi Appiah insisted that Boateng would return to the national team if he offered an official apology for the "verbal insults" he had sent to the coach at the 2014 World Cup. During this recent international break, Appiah reiterated that he had not completely closed the door to new players. That would take a significant turn of the player, while his form should improve dramatically in Barcelona, ​​but he boasts the kind of revolutionary quality that the Black Stars can not ignore.

Joel Matip

Joel Matip has played an increasingly important role in the Premier League and Champions League bouts in Liverpool in recent weeks, but he does not seem to want to end his international absence. The central back has not played for Cameroon since 2015, but coach Clarence Seedorf revealed that his team has repeatedly tried to convince the defender to return to the fold. Until now, Matip has stayed out, but after missing the Afcon success of 2017, could he be tempted to return to the international scene?

Jesse were

Although this is one of Kenya's best-known attack threats, the hope of representing Harambee stars in their first Nations Cup since 2004 is now compromised. The ZESCO United hitman was unexpectedly and unceremoniously eliminated from the Kenya camp in preparation for Ghana's 1-0 defeat in their last qualifying match. Sebastien Migne did not retain his harsh criticism of the striker, asking why the fans still claimed an attacker who had not scored in 26 international outings. Has "a nice guy" defeated Migne in the coming months?

Baba Abdul Rahman

Baba is another Ghanaian who could be part of the team in the coming months. The left-back remains a topic of concern for the Black Stars – despite a profusion of options – with coach Kwesi Appiah wishing to use midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah in this position . However, if Baba returns to something close to the form that he has demonstrated before being injured at Afcon two years ago, it would be the natural choice to slip in it. Now on loan at the Stade de Reims, can he prove his form and form – by the end of the season?