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The 19-year-old has attracted the attention of the West African country’s soccer officials.
Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council member George Amoakoh revealed that the football governing body is in talks with Brighton and Hove Albion defender Tariq Lamptey about a possible change of international allegiance.
Born to Ghanaian parents in London, the 19-year-old has caught the attention of Ghana’s football officials with a streak of excellent performances at the club level, the most recent being a standout performance in Monday’s Premier League clash. between Brighton and Chelsea.
He currently plays for England at the U20 level, but remains eligible for the Black Stars as he has not made a senior competitive appearance for The Three Lions.
“In fact, when I was looking at him [Lamptey] On TV, the first thing I did was call a couple of people and it was clear that he would be a good player for our national team, the Black Stars, ”Amoakoh told Nhyira FM.
“It will not be easy [to get him to switch international allegiance]. The national teams department is making serious efforts to get his parents and child to agree to play for Ghana.
“But it will not be easy. I don’t want to sound impossible, but it won’t be easy.
“Most of [Ghanaian] European born players, if you want to attract them to come and play for Ghana, it is very difficult. For the most part, they aspire to play in their country of birth or in the host countries. Even their parents don’t choose to have their children play for Ghana. “
Lamptey made his first breakthrough at Chelsea last season before transferring to Brighton for the second part of the final period due to limited playing opportunities at Stamford Bridge.
The right-back is not the only England youth star on the radar of Ghana’s national team officials, as West Africans are also making efforts to convince Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah to play for his parents’ country.
Black Stars coach CK Akonnor is also looking to enlist the services of Anderlecht duo Francis Amuzu (Belgium) and Derrick Luckassen (Netherlands), Brian Brobbey of Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands), Elisha Owusu (France) of Gent, the defender from Strasbourg Alexander Djiku (France). ) and Enock Kwateng from Bordeaux (France).
