Ghana and Ajax playmaker Mohammed Kudus has been named in the UEFA Champions League team of the week.
The 22-year-old scored and provided an assist as the Dutch champions thrashed Rangers 4-0 on Wednesday evening.
Kudus becomes the second Ghanaian in the last three years, after Thomas Partey, to be named in the Champions League team of the week.
🇬🇠Ajax’s Mohammed Kudus makes the UEFA Champions League team of the week.
🤩The last Ghanaian to make the list was Thomas Partey in 2019,then with Atletico Madrid.#Ajax|#ChampionsLeague|#UCL pic.twitter.com/An6g8eWIVE
— #ChampionsLeague (@alimo_philip) September 8, 2022
“Ajax’s Mohammed Kudus makes the UEFA Champions League team of the week,” UEFA posted on Twitter to announce the list.
“The last Ghanaian to make the list was Thomas Partey in 2019, then with Atletico Madrid.”
Kudus joins Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich’s Leroy Sane and Napoli’s Zielinski, amongst others, as UEFA’s best performers this week.
Meanwhile, the Ajax star has also made history as only the seventh player in the last 15 years to score a goal, provide an assist and not misplace a single pass in a UEFA Champions League game.
🇬🇠Mohammed Kudus is now the 7th in 15 years to score a goal,provide an assist & not misplace a single pass in a UEFA Champions League game.
🔥 Kudus follows in the foot prints of Bayern Munich’s Serge Gnabry vs. Barcelona in 2020.
🔝Talent #AJARAN|#ChampionLeague|#UCL pic.twitter.com/6DDz5pkVTk
— #ChampionsLeague (@alimo_philip) September 7, 2022
Kudus has been agitating for game time at the Dutch club, having not started a single game under manager Alfred Schreuder before Wednesday.