Ghana’s hopes for Jeremy Doku dashed by Belgium

Sports activities Information of Sunday, 6 September 2020

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2020-09-06

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Ghana are shedding out on Anderlecht starlet Jeremy Doku soon after the attacker built his 1st competitive senior visual appearance for the Pink Devils on Saturday.

The winger’s 88th-minute substitute physical appearance in the European Nations League clash with Belgium has rendered the teenager cap-tied, thus turning out to be hooked up to Roberto Martinez’s side. Currently, he is not qualified to stand for Ghana except Fifa improvements their regulations in foreseeable future.

The recreation ended 2- in favour of the 2018 World Cup bronze-medallists, who had Jason Denayer and Dries Mertens to thank for scoring to seal three details in their team opener.

“Very pleased instant for me to characterize my state. The start of a journey at Belgium Pink Devils,” the winger posted on social media soon after the match.

Born to Ghanaian mothers and fathers in Belgium, the 18-12 months-outdated was suitable to swap intercontinental allegiance to Ghana even with representing the region of his start at many youth stages.

He obtained his 1st senior phone-up for the September double-header in opposition to Belgium and Iceland just after a string of fine performances at countrywide youth stage and club level for Anderlecht.

On Saturday, he arrived on for Youri Tielemans in what will keep on being a landmark visual appeal in his profession.

In March, Ghana coach CK Akonnor detailed Doku amid seven European-born gamers becoming courted for a change of worldwide allegiance to Ghana soon after a February meeting with the participant.

Doku’s Anderlecht teammate Francis Amuzu, at the moment with the Belgium U21 side, Dutch-born centre-back again Derrick Luckassen, also presently with Anderlecht, Ajax prodigy Brian Brobbey and the France-born trio of Enock Kwateng, Elisha Owusu and Alexander Djiku make up the roster.

More not long ago, Ghana have extra England U21 duo Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) and Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) to their list of targets.

The world football governing overall body, Fifa has proposed amendments to the existing rules governing eligibility, with the new pointers established for approval at a September 18 Congress.

Ought to the new rule be handed effectively, Doku will become eligible to stand for Ghana once once more as the proposed polices will let nationality switches for players who have played a optimum of a few games, such as event qualifiers for 1 country before they turned 21, and at the very least 3 decades before.

Chelsea winger Callum Hudson Odoi, who at this time has three senior caps for England at senior amount, could advantage from the proposed rule really should it arrive into drive and the player be willing to seem to Ghana, having fallen down The 3 Lions pecking get in new times.