{"id":44695,"date":"2025-10-23T01:06:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44695"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:32:20","slug":"im-not-aware-of-any-interest-from-nketia-odoi-dr-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/im-not-aware-of-any-interest-from-nketia-odoi-dr-abbey\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I\u2019m not aware of any interest from Nketia, Odoi&#8221;  Dr. Abbey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dr. Randy Abbey, chairman of the Black Stars Management Committee, has stated that he is <span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">oblivious of any interest of players of Ghanaian descent looking to switch allegiance to Ghana.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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<p>This development comes after the Black Stars secured qualification for their FIFA World Cup to be staged in North America, with purported stories of players looking to play for the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Ghana engages US and Canada on Visa plans for 2026 World Cup fans\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ghana-engages-us-and-canada-on-visa-plans-for-2026-world-cup-fans\/\">\u201cI\u2019m not aware of any interest from Nketia, Odoi,\u201d Dr. Abbey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The players being linked are Eddie Nketiah, Callum Hudson-Odoi, and Francis Amuzu, who are said to have declared their intention of playing for Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the reports on Sporty FM, Abbey said, &#8220;Officially, I\u2019m not aware of Eddie Nketiah showing interest in the Black Stars. It\u2019s the same for Callum Hudson-Odoi and Francis Amuzu. I only read about it in the media.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Inaki Williams injured against Qarabag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/inaki-williams-injured-against-qarabag\/\">Inaki Williams injured against Qarabag<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amuzu, in recent interviews, has declared his preparedness to play for the Black Stars, but the England-based duo Nketia and Callum Hudson-Odoi will first need to switch allegiance to get a call-up to play for the Black Stars.<\/p>\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>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. &nbsp; This development comes after the Black Stars secured qualification for their FIFA World Cup to be staged in North America, with purported stories of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":37296,"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":[8417,17042],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44695","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-fifa-club-world-cup"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/randy-abbey.jpg?fit=600%2C596&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bCT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44705,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/black-queens-beat-egypt-in-wafcon-qualifier\/","url_meta":{"origin":44695,"position":0},"title":"Black Queens beat Egypt in WAFCON qualifier","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"October 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Black Queens cruised to a famous victory over Egypt in the first leg of their 2026 Africa Women\u2019s Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier on Thursday in Ismailia. 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