Semenyo was one great World Cup away from wrapping up the 2026 “African Player of the Year” award.
Instead, the conversation is wide open again. Hakimi with a Champions League and Morocco’s performance might snatch it again
For years we were told Africa didn’t deserve more World Cup spots.
With 10 representatives, 9 made it to the Rd32. That’s a 90% qualification rate, the highest of any confederation.
Maybe the issue was never that Africa had too many spots. Maybe Africa had too few.
If our ancestors defended the continent like the first-half performance the Ghana Black Stars just did against the British, the map of Africa would look very different today !!!
@kwakuasanteb Oh Challey, say it again! I have search some of these songs saa, nothing available.
Been streaming more highlife lately - so much wisdom in there. This new generation music? Half the time I don’t even know what they’re saying. Nobody wants to sing or rap in Twi anymore.
@most_dela@KwesiBenedict Not just that - he’s THE captain.
Switching to Ghana was a huge risk for his Bilbao career under the Basque cantera policy.
Nobody knew what that meant for his future at the club.
Eventually, Otto will find a better system to utilize him and Semenyo skill sets
@KwesiBenedict Against Uruguay we subbed in then 18yr Fatawu in the 94th min at 2goals down - not to save the team, but to cap him at a World Cup.
Kamal Sowah never played the qualifiers yet made the team. Did he also ‘take’ Afena’s spot?
Someone could have added Afena if they REALLY wanted
@KwesiBenedict Also, I don’t think Iñaki ‘took’ Afena’s spot as people say. In 2022 FIFA expanded squads to 26 (up from 23). If the powers that be wanted Afena, he’d have been there.
@SportyFM_ He was born and breastfed here in Ghana, father played for Hearts of Oak and the Black Satellites - yet he chose to play for Belgium until they didn’t want him.
He’s just exploiting Ghana to revive his career. Feels like KP Boateng all over again.
@georgeeSpikey@KwabenaOA@josephknew Did they change this rule?
“Under the current rule, a player who has played no more than 3 competitive senior matches (and none in a major tournament final) before turning 21 may request a one-time switch, provided that at least 3 years have passed since his last cap.”
@KwabenaOA@josephknew@georgeeSpikey Also, it’s worth noting: FIFA rules say if a player has less than 3caps for another team before turning 21, they must wait 3 years before switching.
So in Hudson’s case, he couldn’t represent Ghana until 3yrs following his last England cap
@KwabenaOA Let’s think of it like dating: you wanted them, they ignored you, chased someone else, got rejected there; now they’re back at your door. You don’t have to open it.
It’s knowing that we pursued these guys and they never wanted us back - that’s where the backlash come in