The five players who preventedGhana from playing against the Netherlands
Ghana is gifted with great talent. The Black Stars have recently seen Ghanaian players from other countries fleeing their country to defend the motherland. Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, about eight players from different countries have switched to Ghana to play for Ghana.
However, other players refusedto play for the four-time African champions. Some of these players do not feel the need to play for the Black Stars even though they are from Ghana.
GhanaWeb takes a look at some 5 players who chose to play for the Netherlands instead of Ghana. Memphis Depay
Born on February 13, 1994 in Moordrecht, Netherlands, he is a very famous Dutch football player. He plays as a striker for Atletico Madrid in La Liga and the Dutch national team. Although his father, Dennis Depay is from Ghana, he decided to represent the Netherlands at the international level.
Cody Gakpo
Being known as Ewe, Cody Gakpo chose to represent the Dutch national team. The 24-year-old was born in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
He plays as a striker for Liverpool in the Premier League. Gakpo, despite being from Ghana, decided to represent the Netherlands at the international level. He is one of Ghana's most targeted players ahead of the 2022 World Cup. JeremyFrimpong:
The Amsterdam born musicianis another Ghanaian who is aDutch professional.
The 22-year-old usually plays as a right-handed striker.Frimpong started his career at Manchester City's academy and joined Celtic FC in Scotland.
He represented the Netherlands at youth level and was named in their squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, Frimpong has a great opportunity to switch countriesand play for Ghana as he still makes 3 appearances for the Dutch team at the top level.
Brian Brobbey
The Ajax Amsterdam player is another player who could play for Ghana if he decides to change his country. The 21-year-old who played for the Netherlands at youth level hasyet to be called up to the senior team.
Brobbey is still knocking on the door of the Dutch team while Ghana are looking for a strikerlike him. Timothy Fosu-Mensah
The Manchester United Academy player is one of the players many are hoping to seein Ghana's colors, however, the defender prefers to play for the Dutch side instead.
The 25-year-old made just 3 appearances for the Netherlands and was not called up for long. He played for several clubs, including Manchester United and Bayer Leverkusen. Fosu-Mensah often travels to Ghana but did not talk about playing for the Black Stars.
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