Nordsjaelland are refusing to release trio Kudus Mohammed, Ibrahim Sadiq and Gideon Mensah to the Ghana U20 team for their African Cup qualifier against Benin.

The former Right to Dream Academy boys are key members of the Black Satellites since the beginning of their qualification campaign.

All three players have been recently transferred to Nordsjaelland to begin their professional careers.

With the state refusing to fund the cost of transportation for foreign-based players, the Danish club is also reluctant in releasing their players to the Black Satellites as it will mean they will have to take up the cost.

The situation has left coach Jimmy Cobblah with no choice but to plan without the influential trio.

Ghana must secure a resounding result in the first leg of the ultimate African Cup qualifier against Benin on August 4 to render the return encounter a mere formality.

It is however becoming increasingly clear that the Black Satellites will have to achieve this feat without some of their important players.