Manchester City don collect painful blow for international break, as Ghanaian star Antoine Semenyo pick up injury while e dey duty with him national team.
According to English newspaper Metro, Semenyo go miss Ghana matches during dis current break because of swelling for him leg wey need treatment.
Di 26-year-old bin dey superb form so far dis season. He score two goals and provide three assists during Manchester City perfect start, as dem win all five of dia Premier League matches.
Ghana Football Association president Kurt Okraku tell Asempa FM radio say Semenyo bin dey contact with coach Carlos Queiroz and explain say he dey go through difficult circumstances.
Okraku talk, through Ghana Soccernet website: ‘Antoine and di coach speak, and he tell di coach: If you need me, I go come down for di medical team to re-examine me, but di truth be say my leg swollen, and we need to treat am.’
Dis international break na long one. Ghana play two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ivory Coast and Gambia, then a friendly against Morocco.
Semenyo go miss all three, but he hope to feature for Manchester City next match against Liverpool, for Anfield on 11 October.
Anoda report from Liverpool Echo say Antoine Semenyo be injury doubt ahead of Liverpool vs Man City. Dem send di forward home from international duty as injury concern ahead of di clash.
Di attacker go miss Ghana AFCON qualifiers against Ivory Coast and Gambia. He don dey fine form for Enzo Maresca team.
Semenyo star last Sunday, scoring twice as di Blues beat Sunderland 5-3. Di 26-year-old collect man of the match for him performance and admit say he dey ‘battered and bruised’ after di victory.
Now, Semenyo withdraw from Ghana squad ahead of dia clash with Ivory Coast on Thursday evening. Di country FA president, Kurt Okraku, explain say decision bin make not to risk Semenyo during dis break.
Speaking to Asempa FM, he talk: ‘Antoine and di coach speak, and he tell di coach, If you need me, I go come down for di medical team to re-examine me, but di truth be say my leg swollen, and we need to treat am. As a leader, if you want to know your players, and for dis particular case, we know di players and how honest dem dey when it come to situations like dis, you go ask yourself whether you go allow Antoine to continue with him recovery and be ready for Man City and for Ghana during di next window. Or have Antoine fly down to Ghana to undergo MRI and then ask him to go back because he no fit play. Him leg swollen.’
Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca praise Semenyo impact in Jeremy Doku absence before di Manchester derby. Di ex-Chelsea and Leicester City boss explain wetin make Semenyo effective, hinting at wetin dem fit miss against di Reds.
Di Italian talk: ‘It much better to work with him than against, for sure, no doubt. Again, he dey give us plenty for on di ball and off di ball. If you see di first goal we score at Crystal Palace away, na him cross. Di first goal we score against Coventry na him assist. So he dey work very well. Again, not only on di ball, also off di ball, he dey work. He dey help di team plenty.’
Liverpool go dey look to end City 100 per cent start under Maresca when di two sides meet for Anfield on October 11, 4:30pm. Di Reds currently sit sixth for table with City three points clear for top.
