Izuchukwu Okosi
Reports coming from Ghana on Friday indicate that Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi will switch allegiance from England to Ghana if the west African nation qualifies for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Nigeria.
The 21-year-old is eligible for Ghana and England and is yet to commit fully to either country albeit the new technical adviser Chris Houghton has spoken with the player’s father.
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The winger in 2021 rejected a call-up into the England U21 squad which heightened suspicion that he is tossing with the idea of representing Ghana at the international level.
Ghana football website Ghanasoccernet.com reveals that the onetime Bayern Munich forward has visited his native Ghana, the birth country of his parent twice in the past eight months amid reports he’s interested in switching allegiance.
Odoi, who has represented England at the senior level on three occasions, is still eligible to switch per the FIFA regulations.
The regulations say a player can switch to another national team if he has only earned three senior caps for the original team before the age of 21.
However, Hudson-Odoi will switch allegiance to Ghana if the four-time African champions qualifies for the World Cup later in the year.
Ghana will battle rivals Nigeria in a two-legged ties in March in the final playoff to determine qualification for the global showpiece.
The Chelsea winger will give all-clear to switch if Ghana secure fourth berth at the World Cup in Qatar.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
