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Fulham player Emmanuel Frimpong has expressed his delight for his call up into the senior national team after several years.
The 21-year-old Fulham player told sports journalists after his first ever training with the senior national team that, he was phoned by Ghana�s head coach just after FIFA had cleared his nationality switch.
�I was really happy when called. The coach (Kwesi Appiah) called to confirm that FIFA had accepted my nationality switch so he will need my services against Sudan in the qualifiers. I submitted my application to FIFA to change my nationality and for over two years now, gladly, here am I and about to play for Ghana,� he said.
Unlike AC Milan�s Kevin-Prince Boateng who announced his early retirement from the Stars� after the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the former England youth player stated that he had come to stay and will fight for his position in the team.
�I am here to play for Ghana. I am not here for a short stay, I am here for a long term but before, I have to justify my talent during training sessions to thrill the manager in other to join the starting team,� he said.
Meanwhile, David Accam is happy to inch closer to fulfilling his childhood dream, playing for his country, Ghana.
The 22-year-old striker, who has been a regular for Swedish side, Helsingborg now has the opportunity to show off his skills with Ghana after earning his first call up.
�I was really excited when I heard my call up. This has been my dream since childhood. As a footballer you have to work hard and this is what I am here to do. There will be competition among we the strikers but I have to work extra hard to bring the best out of me,� he said.
Frimpong and Accam were given their first Black Stars call-up last week when they were both included in coach Kwesi Appiah�s 24-man squad ahead of Ghana�s group D World Cup qualifier match against Sudan in Kumasi.
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Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo/ Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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