{"id":44646,"date":"2025-10-17T16:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44646"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:30:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:30:54","slug":"francis-amuzu-eyes-black-stars-linkup-for-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/francis-amuzu-eyes-black-stars-linkup-for-2026-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Amuzu eyes Black Stars linkup for 2026 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Francis Amuzu has declared his readiness to play for Ghana.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div>Amuzu, currently plying his trade in Brazil with Gremio, is hoping for a call-up following the Black Stars&#8217; qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Nine African countries confirmed for 2026 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/nine-african-countries-confirmed-for-2026-fifa-world-cup\/\">Nine African countries confirmed for 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Formerly, the winger ruled out the possibility of playing for the Black Stars after representing Belgium at the youth levels. Still, he has made a quick U-turn, declaring his ambition of switching allegiance to the West African side.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cMy father is an ex-footballer. He played in Ghana before moving to Belgium when he got a contract there. I started to play football since I got the blood from my father.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE: <a title=\"Otto Addo heaps praise on Black Stars goalkepper Benjamin Asare\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/otto-addo-heaps-praise-on-black-stars-goalkepper-benjamin-asare\/\">Otto Addo heaps praise on Black Stars goalkeeper Benjamin Asare<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u201cYes, Ghana remains my first country. I have been there and also have some contacts with the family. So, I love Ghana. I am a Ghanaian since I was born there,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div>Amuzu, who joined Brazilian giants Gremio this season, has made a bright start &#8211; scoring two goals and providing one assist in 14 Serie A appearances.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cI am happy they (Ghana) qualified for the World Cup. The World Cup is a wonderful tournament &#8211; one of the biggest football competitions in the world. I am happy for Ghana,\u201d he continued.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE: <a title=\"We must pick the best players \u2013 Otto Addo on World Cup squad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/we-must-pick-the-best-players-otto-addo-on-world-cup-squad\/\">We must pick the best players \u2013 Otto Addo on World Cup squad<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u201cTo be honest, my heart is in Ghana. If Ghana comes, for sure, I will go. I hope they can invite me, but for now, my concentration is at Gremio, to try and perform well in every game.\u201d Amuzu told Brazilian journalist Rodrigo Oliviera of Radio Gaucha.<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Francis Amuzu has declared his readiness to play for Ghana. Amuzu, currently plying his trade in Brazil with Gremio, is hoping for a call-up following the Black Stars&#8217; qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. READ MORE :\u00a0Nine African countries confirmed for 2026 FIFA World Cup Formerly, the winger ruled out the possibility of playing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":44651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8417,3347],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44646","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-ghplayersabroad"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Francis-Amuzu.jpeg?fit=1200%2C775&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bC6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44695,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/im-not-aware-of-any-interest-from-nketia-odoi-dr-abbey\/","url_meta":{"origin":44646,"position":0},"title":"&#8220;I\u2019m not aware of any interest from Nketia, Odoi&#8221;  Dr. Abbey","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"October 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Dr. Randy Abbey, chairman of the Black Stars Management Committee, has stated that he is oblivious of any interest of players of Ghanaian descent looking to switch allegiance to Ghana. \u00a0 This development comes after the Black Stars secured qualification for their FIFA World Cup to be staged in North\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/randy-abbey.jpg?fit=600%2C596&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/randy-abbey.jpg?fit=600%2C596&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/randy-abbey.jpg?fit=600%2C596&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35646,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/anderlecht-winger-francis-amuzu-finally-switches-to-ghana-from-belgium\/","url_meta":{"origin":44646,"position":1},"title":"Anderlecht winger Francis Amuzu finally switches to Ghana from Belgium","author":"Selasi Fiawoyi","date":"January 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Anderlecht winger, Francis Amuzu finally switches to Ghana from Belgium Amuzu was born in\u00a0 Accra the capital of\u00a0 Ghana, but moved to Belgium as a child. 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