announced during pre-season that Kudus had suffered an ankle injury and was training separately from the rest of the team ahead of the 2021–22 season. He made his return from injury on 21 September, coming on at half-time to score the fourth goal of Ajax's 5–0 triumph over Fortuna Sittard. Kudus suffered an injury while playing for Ghana in November 2021, sidelining him for three months. His first match back from injury was on 14 February 2022 against FC Twente, where he replaced Steven Berghuis for the final four minutes of their 5–0 victory. Whilst fully recovering from his injures and being restricted by playing time, Kudus played four matches and scored four goals for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie, including scoring a hat-trick against ADO Den Haag. On 17 April, he came on in the 86th minute for Davy Klaassen in the 2022 KNVB Cup final, which Ajax lost 2–1 to fierce rivals PSV. Subsequent to his return, he played in 11 out of 13 league matches, but only started in two of them as Ajax won the 2021–22 Eredivisie. 2022–23 season On 7 September 2022, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–0 win over Rangers. On 19 February 2023, Kudus scored from a free-kick in the 84th minute of a league match against Sparta Rotterdam to earn Ajax a 4–0 victory. After scoring his goal, he paid tribute to fellow Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu, who died in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. He ran to the sideline and removed his Ajax shirt to display a white shirt underneath that read, "RIP Atsu." International career Since 2019, he has been a part of the Ghana national team and scored several goals. On 14 November 2021, Kudus sustained a ruptured rip injury whilst playing for the Black Stars in their final 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier Group match against South Africa. This injury kept him out for almost three months including missing the delayed 2021 African Cup of Nations despite being named in the final squad list for the competition. Kudus made a return into the squad to play for Ghana in their final 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff against Nigeria. He played in both matches as Ghana qualified for their fourth world cup. His biggest moment came in the 2022 FIFA World Cup match against South Korea, where he scored 2 goals, cementing a 3–2