England-born striker Eddie Nketiah has disclosed that his Arsenal teammate Thomas Partey has been doing all in his power to him to play for the Ghana Black Stars.
The 22-year-old striker was born to Ghanaian parents; but plays for England at youth level, having featured for their U17 and U21 teams.
Nketiah is one player who has been on the radar of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for some time now; the Association is pushing for him to switch nationalities especially with its qualification to the 2022 World Cup to be hosted by Qatar.
Addressing his international future on The Beautiful Game Podcast, the forward said Partey has been trying to lure him to play for the Black Stars.
Asked if the Ghana midfielder has been in his ear, Nketiah answered in the affirmative; “He has, to be fair.”
Meanwhile, he also opened his doors for a nationality switch after stating it’s possible to play for Ghana.
“My parents are both Ghanaian [so] of course it’s a possibility [playing for Ghana]. “I’m open to both, that is playing for Ghana and obviously England as well. Being from Ghana, you would be happy that they qualified for the World Cup.”
The Otto Addo led Black Stars qualified for the tournament on away goals following a 1-1 aggregate draw with stiff rivals, Nigeria in the playoffs.
Ewurama Acheampoma