A former Minister of Sports, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has seemingly rejected the notion that players of dual nationality who didn’t feature in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers shouldn’t be invited to compete for Ghana at the upcoming World Cup.
Ghana is one of nine African nations that have qualified to compete in next year’s World Cup that takes place in Mexico, Canada and the United States of America. It will be Ghana’s fifth time competing in the tournament.
In the face of Ghana’s qualification to the tournament, there have been serious debates over possibly including players of dual nationality who didn’t play any role in the qualifiers at the World Cup.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Face To Face, the former Sports Minister stated,
“Even Jordan [Ayew] and Dede [Ayew]…they were not born here. They were born outside the country.”
“They had the opportunity and they came to play for us; Anthony Baffoe the same. Accident of birth should not prevent someone from enjoying portraying his Ghanaianess.”
The likes of Nottingham Forest winger Callum Hudson Odoi, Crystal Palace’s Eddie Nketiah and Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro of AZ Alkmaar have been heavily linked to Ghana’s World Cup bound roster.
