{"id":54960,"date":"2022-11-13T23:03:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T23:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=54960"},"modified":"2022-11-13T23:03:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T23:03:59","slug":"jojo-wollacott-ghana-goalkeeper-ruled-out-of-world-cup-due-to-finger-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=54960","title":{"rendered":"Jojo Wollacott: Ghana goalkeeper ruled out of World Cup due to finger injury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ghana and Charlton Athletic goalkeeper\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulse.com.gh\/sports\/football\/black-stars\/jojo-wollacott-i-want-to-win-many-afcons-and-bring-joy-to-ghanaians\/kcv34z1\">Jojo Wollacott<\/a><strong>\u00a0has been ruled out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup after fracturing his finger.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 26-year-old was set to represent the Black Stars in Qatar as the first-choice goalkeeper, a role he has occupied for the better part of the last 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wollacott sustained a finger injury right before Saturday\u2019s League One game against Burton Albion and, therefore, couldn\u2019t feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: Ghana \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded <br><br>Charlton source confirms they have spoken to Ghana doctors Sunday morning about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JJWollacott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JJWollacott<\/a>.<br><br>&quot;JJ was inconsolable when news of his inability to be [in Qatar] was apparent&quot;. Both medical teams agreed he wouldn&#39;t recover before World Cup ends. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JoySports?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JoySports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8HpWDoGu8D\">pic.twitter.com\/8HpWDoGu8D<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gary Al-Smith (@garyalsmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/garyalsmith\/status\/1591815901770309633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was initially thought that his injury wasn\u2019t serious but Sportsworld Ghana, who first broke the story of his injury, has now confirmed that the goalkeeper has been ruled out of the World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWollacott was inconsolable when news of his inability to be [in Qatar] was apparent,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;a club source is also quoted as saying by Joy Sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The England-born shot-stopper was first invited to the national team in October 2021 and he went on to make his international bow against Zimbabwe in a 2022 World Cup qualifier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last 12 months, though, he has made the position his own, displacing erstwhile first-choice Richard Ofori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sad to hear of Wollacott being ruled out of the World Cup. His career trajectory has been one of real grit. He patiently rose from playing in the eighth-tier of English football a few years ago to becoming Ghana\u2019s no.1. Gutted that he wouldn\u2019t be able to achieve that dream now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qwGaz6OiaQ\">pic.twitter.com\/qwGaz6OiaQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Emmanuel Ayamga (@EmmanuelAyamga_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmanuelAyamga_\/status\/1591813059861004288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 26-year-old hasn\u2019t always been convincing in a Ghana shirt and his indifferent performances during the 2021 AFCON have often been cited in arguments against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he gradually worked his way back into favour and his strong outings in the home and away matches against Nigeria in the World Cup playoffs remain one of the reasons why the Black Stars qualified for Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for his injury, Wollacott was set to star at the World Cup as Ghana\u2019s no.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion\/advertisement? 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