It has being established that the England-born
Callum Hudson-Odoi and Brighton & Hove Albion
could play for the Ghana Black Stars at the World Cup in Qatar later this year.
Ghana’s team for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be enhanced by the inclusion of Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi and Brighton & Hove Albion defender Tariq Lamptey, Football Association communications director Henry Asante Twum has disclosed .
Several reports have indicated that it was possible , the duo, together with Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah, might switch from international loyalty to the West African country.
The players are said to be in talks with Otto Addo a caretaker coah of Black Stars , who defeated Nigeria to a World Cup ticket, in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Qatar qualification has brought about the international switch conversation, indicating that Hudson-Odoi, who has three senior caps for England where he was born to Ghanaian parents, is considering making the big changeover ahead of the World Cup finals.
GFA communications director Twum spoke to Citi TV about their interest in the Premier League players.
“If it is that we wake up tomorrow and the new coach of the Black Stars wants Tariq Lamptey, Hudson-Odoi, whoever is available, we will look at the regulations and the possibility of getting them. If it is within our reach, we pursue it,” Asante Twum has told Citi TV.
“The new law for nationality switch is that you should be [three] years further from your last game [from the association you want to switch from], so it means that if today, Hudson played for England [three] years ago, we will look at the month [in which] he played, and if it is exactly two years, he has every right to switch nationality.”
Hudson-Odoi, who last played for England in November 2019, is qualified to switch international allegiance in November this year, for what will be three years from his last appearance for The Three Lions, and just in time for the World Cup which runs between November 21 and December 18.
Earlier part of this year , the winger and his parents met with Ghana technical advisor and former Newcastle boss Chris Hughton in Acca regarding his international future.
It would be recalled tha since last year , the 21-year-old has visited Ghana on two occasions, meeting national president Nana Akufo-Addo, GFA president Kurt Okraku and minister for sports Mustapha Ussif.
This Friday on 1st April The Black Stars will get to know the identity of their World Cup group stage opponents .