Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies claims the Ghana Football Association (GFA) approached him about representing Ghana, but the communication, which was through Instagram, came too late.
The left-back, who was born in Ghana to Liberian parents, was eligible to play for both Ghana and Liberia but chose to play for Canada after earning Canadian citizenship in June 2017.
He claims that the Ghana FA had made an attempt to recruit him to the national team at one point, but the timing of the approach made it impossible for him to change his mind.
“Ghana never reached out and also my mum was like, no [to the idea of me playing for Ghana],” he said when quizzed whether was an option to play for the country of his birth.
“I was playing like not even like the academy they never like said [anything about wanting me] I wasn’t a big name. When the news came out that I was going to Bayern, then I got a message from the Ghana Federation.
“I think it was someone on the federation he texted me on Instagram because he didn’t have my number or email. But it was too late, at that time I had already got my citizenship and already made it to [represent] Canada.”
Davies has gone on to register 13 goals for the Canadian national team since making his debut in June 2017.
