Otto Addo confirms when foreign-born Ghanaian players will complete their nationality switches

Head coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo has revealed that the team will know which foreign-born Ghanaian players will join them for the World Cup in Qatar next week.

Players like Hudson Odoi and Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah and Stephan Ambrosius have availed themselves to play for the Senior National Football team of Ghana but would have to complete the process of the FIFA nationality switch.

The Inaki brothers’ Inaki Williams and Nico Williams who recently also are reported to have now fully availed themselves for Ghana will have to go through the same process after having some stints with the junior sides of the Spanish national teams.

The President of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], Kurt Okraku has held talks with these players following the country’s qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar later this year.

According to Addo, he hopes those nationality switches can be made before the September international break.

“It’s an open secret that we have talked to a lot of players and I think at the latest by next week, we would know who would like to join us,” the 46-year-old Borussia Dortmund gaffer said as reported by Citi Sports.

“Surely, we would have to be very fast now because we have set a limit, if someone wants to join us he must be ready for the September window, and for that, we will need answers now.

“Hopefully we will know more by next week and we will see if we can get one or two players to try out during the September international break,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Black Stars have defeated Chile 3-1 on a penalty shootout in the 2022 Kirin Cup in Japan on Tuesday morning.