Joe Dodoo completes Nationality switch to Ghana - Report

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Mahamadou 7 years ago

Good luck son, and may God richly lift you up above your peers. Please dont forget to respect all men and work hard

Good luck son, and may God richly lift you up above your peers. Please dont forget to respect all men and work hard
GaBaa 7 years ago

What the F... is going on, he cannot qualify for the England team so he is bidding for the Black Stars. We shd. tell them to go to hell

What the F... is going on, he cannot qualify for the England team so he is bidding for the Black Stars. We shd. tell them to go to hell
Asempa 7 years ago

There is no requirement for a player to qualify for another country before switching to Ghana. It's an opportunity for Dodoo to prove himself and a chance for our team to upgrade. Many Ghanaians don't realize that the Black S ...
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There is no requirement for a player to qualify for another country before switching to Ghana. It's an opportunity for Dodoo to prove himself and a chance for our team to upgrade. Many Ghanaians don't realize that the Black Stars need a lot of work in all aspects from goalkeeping, defense, midfield to forward. A lot of the current players are just average but we need much better players and coaching in order to build a world cup standard team. We haven't gotten replacements for Richard Kingston, John Mensah, Michael Essien, Sulley Mutari and Kevin Prince Boateng. Gyan is also about done so the search should continue.
Lixo 7 years ago

A very good advise.

A very good advise.
NYAME BA LEE. 7 years ago

YOU SWITCH NATIONALITY TO PLAY FOR GHANA, AHH,I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU DIS GUY.TELL ME WHICH PLAYER WHO SWITCH NATIONALITY TO PLAY FOR GHANA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN HIS FOOTBALL CARRIER, JUST NAME ONE PLAYER.APPUU,DATS A BAD DECIS ...
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YOU SWITCH NATIONALITY TO PLAY FOR GHANA, AHH,I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU DIS GUY.TELL ME WHICH PLAYER WHO SWITCH NATIONALITY TO PLAY FOR GHANA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN HIS FOOTBALL CARRIER, JUST NAME ONE PLAYER.APPUU,DATS A BAD DECISION TO MAKE MY BROTHER.
Asempa 7 years ago

Are you saying players failed all because they switched to Ghana? There are more contributing factors than just the switch. I actually think switching played no role at all for their failure. How can that be? Switching is sup ...
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Are you saying players failed all because they switched to Ghana? There are more contributing factors than just the switch. I actually think switching played no role at all for their failure. How can that be? Switching is supposed to help Ghana and the player. A good player is a good player no matter where he plays. I think Prince Boateng gained by playing for Ghana. Then the fame and success got to him and he declined. There is always a pioneer for every situation. Dodoo can succeed regardless of failures of others. It all depends on how good and serious he is.
ControverisialGirl 7 years ago

your claim that no player who opted to play for Ghana has been successful is false
I think something should be made clear,the fact that you switch nationality doesnt guarantee an automatic place in the Black stars nor any na ...
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your claim that no player who opted to play for Ghana has been successful is false
I think something should be made clear,the fact that you switch nationality doesnt guarantee an automatic place in the Black stars nor any national team.
your performance is key to earning a call-up
Now lets llok at some players who naturalised for Ghana
1.TONY BAFFOE
2.HANS ADU SARPEI
3.KIM GRANT
4 OTTO ADOO
5.QUINCY ABEYIE
6.KP BOATENG
7.KWARASEY
8.EMMANUEL FRIMPONG
9.SCHLUPP.
Now ask yourself who among this players turned down a call-up from their European countries and chose Ghana?,most chose Ghana bcos they had no chance of representing their first countries.
abeyie ,kp boateng for instance played for the youth teams of holland and Germany respectively, but could not get their way through to the senior teams bcos there were better players.

The likes of Freddy Adu(USA),David Odonkor(Germany),Gerald Asamoah etc
Chose their respective countries and they were called ,they were good, others didnt do well as time went on, example Freddy Adu, does it mean USA messed up his career?
Kp boateng....chose turned down Ghana in 2006,but decided to play for Ghana in 2010 when he realised he wasnt going to get a place considering the players in Germany who play the same position as him....yet his brother plays for Germany bcos Germany lacks good defenders.
Balotelli, look how the guy has suffered discrimination for playing for italy."no black italian"
The Euros are on-going, he wasnt called,he has lost form....do you blame italy for this?
pls think again
The Monitor, Oakland, California 7 years ago

The Ayews were born in France, but represented Ghana -- even at the junior level, with Dede even captaining Ghana to win the U-20 World Cup.

Both of them could have played for France, but chose Ghana. In my opinion, they ...
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The Ayews were born in France, but represented Ghana -- even at the junior level, with Dede even captaining Ghana to win the U-20 World Cup.

Both of them could have played for France, but chose Ghana. In my opinion, they have been successful at both club and country.
Asempa 7 years ago

We always forget the Ayews switched nationality. What do the ignorant people say about their switching? Excellent contribution from The Monitor.

We always forget the Ayews switched nationality. What do the ignorant people say about their switching? Excellent contribution from The Monitor.
Stinky Finger 7 years ago

Take your negativity else where.Goats like you must be taken deep into the forest and shot in the head.

Take your negativity else where.Goats like you must be taken deep into the forest and shot in the head.
Awuni Mohammad 7 years ago

It's not like he had a chance to play for England

It's not like he had a chance to play for England
Patrick 7 years ago

look at this USELESS kid who calls him/herself "Nyame Ba Lee". The kid has probably never kicked a football before.

look at this USELESS kid who calls him/herself "Nyame Ba Lee". The kid has probably never kicked a football before.
sooo 7 years ago

Oh, Ghana. player decides to play for Ghana because he has no chance of playing for England. he played only 3 times for his club for the whole season and Ghana has jumped to have him. we want players who will refuse call ups ...
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Oh, Ghana. player decides to play for Ghana because he has no chance of playing for England. he played only 3 times for his club for the whole season and Ghana has jumped to have him. we want players who will refuse call ups for their adopted countries because they want to play for Ghana. Kevin Prince Boateng begged to play for Ghana not because he loved Ghana but because Germany did not call him. what commitment did we see from him. Why are Ghanaian football officials so full of inferiority complex, just because the boy lives abroad so he is good.
The Monitor, Oakland, California 7 years ago

So, you think Dodoo, who is just (real) 21 years old and has been featured three times for a world-class EPL championship team is not good enough for the Black Stars?

Please name one Ghanaian player -- local or internation ...
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So, you think Dodoo, who is just (real) 21 years old and has been featured three times for a world-class EPL championship team is not good enough for the Black Stars?

Please name one Ghanaian player -- local or international -- who is better.

Also, he has already featured internationally for England at the junior level. Don't tell me that you know better than the coaches and experts in England because you don't.
Romeo Gyaim 7 years ago

You sound right, even Gyan in Chinese league stil plays for Black stars

You sound right, even Gyan in Chinese league stil plays for Black stars
Savannah, Santa Monica, CA 7 years ago

We are waiting for your response to the Monitor's question. Just name somebody you think deserves a call-up more than Joe Dodoo, and if you are a better coach than those who picked him to represent England at the junior level ...
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We are waiting for your response to the Monitor's question. Just name somebody you think deserves a call-up more than Joe Dodoo, and if you are a better coach than those who picked him to represent England at the junior level, or play three times for Leicester City.
sooo 7 years ago

Nyama ba Lee, the guy did not switch nationality becos he loves to play for Ghana, he switched bcos according to the report, there is limited chance for him in the English team. Even his club, Leicester, featured him only 3 t ...
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Nyama ba Lee, the guy did not switch nationality becos he loves to play for Ghana, he switched bcos according to the report, there is limited chance for him in the English team. Even his club, Leicester, featured him only 3 times . He does not love your country, he is using your country bcos that is what your football officials like.
kk 7 years ago

Poor boy, a time will come you have to offer bribe to be selected. Go ask Prince.and co. Aboa ntoriwa

Poor boy, a time will come you have to offer bribe to be selected. Go ask Prince.and co. Aboa ntoriwa
Sebastian Deh 7 years ago

A poster asked for one example of a success story from switched nationality. I point Tony Baffoe to him.
Call him up and ask him

A poster asked for one example of a success story from switched nationality. I point Tony Baffoe to him.
Call him up and ask him
bishop 7 years ago

these players born overseas do not learn from the past experiences of the players who have taken that route. you will play for them and later people who say that Ghana did you a favor, or you do not speak Ghanaian language so ...
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these players born overseas do not learn from the past experiences of the players who have taken that route. you will play for them and later people who say that Ghana did you a favor, or you do not speak Ghanaian language so you cannot organize the field. they need to talk to KIm Grant, Owusu Abayie, Prince Boateng, Kwarasay and the rest before they do that. I think it is a mistake to play for a nation if you are not born in the country they see you as a foreigner and treat you like one.
charlie kwame,u.s.a 7 years ago

This guy has make a very big mistake and i feel sorry for him and l know he will regrt it one day as others have.

This guy has make a very big mistake and i feel sorry for him and l know he will regrt it one day as others have.
Asempa 7 years ago

Who are the others who have regretted playing for Ghana that you are referring to Mr. Charlie Kwame? You can't mention a single name. It's all your imagination. You have no idea how much of dream it is for an ambitious footba ...
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Who are the others who have regretted playing for Ghana that you are referring to Mr. Charlie Kwame? You can't mention a single name. It's all your imagination. You have no idea how much of dream it is for an ambitious footballer to be part of world cup team. If the player is not used it means he isn't better than some other player. Switching doesn't mean the player will play. It means an opportunity for selection. There are claims that Kwarasey was discriminated against but nobody knows for sure what happened. It's his word against that of the coach and technical team. I personally think Kwarasey wasn't all that good and the coach might have felt the same way. We are trying to build a world cup standard team so any player who thinks he's got what it takes should be encouraged to join. Our GFA stinks so that's where we as citizens should agitake for changes.
nicholas afriyie koomsoning 7 years ago

Eii ghanafo.nooo being successful or not,doesnt depends on being in ghana or switching to ghana.remember,some people invest in ghana because of their own selfishness and in other to be in the international front and not to t ...
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Eii ghanafo.nooo being successful or not,doesnt depends on being in ghana or switching to ghana.remember,some people invest in ghana because of their own selfishness and in other to be in the international front and not to the benefit of ghana.don't always bleme gh for someone's downfall.
Gladstone Mensah 7 years ago

God bless you so much for acknowledging your root and respecting your nation Ghana. I'm proud of you boy and I pray that God lift you high in your playing time in the national level

God bless you so much for acknowledging your root and respecting your nation Ghana. I'm proud of you boy and I pray that God lift you high in your playing time in the national level
Kwame 7 years ago

He can only do good if the black stars players don't put juju on him, he will be ok I think, cos I think the is good
They should stop that juju thing a the camp it's very bad

He can only do good if the black stars players don't put juju on him, he will be ok I think, cos I think the is good
They should stop that juju thing a the camp it's very bad
Romeo Gyaim 7 years ago

Plz if u guyz have nothing gud to contribute,don't discourage de gentleman. Kevin had de ful support of Ghanaians, just dat his arrogance nd gross disregard for de elderly caused him his position in de national team.Ghana is ...
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Plz if u guyz have nothing gud to contribute,don't discourage de gentleman. Kevin had de ful support of Ghanaians, just dat his arrogance nd gross disregard for de elderly caused him his position in de national team.Ghana is a country worth dying for.If pple could die for Syria,Lybia nd de rest, why can't he die for his nation.Do u want him to be referred to as "senior monkey" as it is being dan to Barloteli b4 he wil switch nationality?Now where is Barlotteli in de Italian national team?.Dis a laudable decision,may God richly bless u.Success await u.Kudos,"move team"
NYAME BA LEE. 7 years ago

@PATRICK,WHAT IS THE INSULT HERE FOR?DID I INSULT ANYONE HERE IN THE COMMENTS. SO WHY INSULTING ME.WO MAAME TW3 WOATI, KWASEA BI BA LIKE YOU.GYEMIGYEMII.

@PATRICK,WHAT IS THE INSULT HERE FOR?DID I INSULT ANYONE HERE IN THE COMMENTS. SO WHY INSULTING ME.WO MAAME TW3 WOATI, KWASEA BI BA LIKE YOU.GYEMIGYEMII.
NYAME BA LEE. 7 years ago

@STINGY FINGER OR HOW U CALL UR SELF, YOUR MAMA AND PAPA ARE THE MOST STUPID PARENTS ON EARTH TO HAVE AN IDIOT LIKE U AS A SON OK.DID I INSULT ANYONE HERE IN THE COMMENTS I MAKE?WAS JUST SAYING MY PIECE OF MIND AND YOU JUST ...
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@STINGY FINGER OR HOW U CALL UR SELF, YOUR MAMA AND PAPA ARE THE MOST STUPID PARENTS ON EARTH TO HAVE AN IDIOT LIKE U AS A SON OK.DID I INSULT ANYONE HERE IN THE COMMENTS I MAKE?WAS JUST SAYING MY PIECE OF MIND AND YOU JUST COME FROM NOW HERE TO INSULT, THUNDER WILL STRIKE YOU VERY SOON OK.ABOA BI BA LIKE YOU.GYEMIGYEMII, COME AGAIN, AM WAITING FOR YOU. SILLY COON.
Transparent 7 years ago

All this nonsense blah blah blah about Ghana And its FA not good for a footballer who has another option. Was George Weah not a Liberian who won world's best player even at a time there wasn't even a Liberian FA at all. Did h ...
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All this nonsense blah blah blah about Ghana And its FA not good for a footballer who has another option. Was George Weah not a Liberian who won world's best player even at a time there wasn't even a Liberian FA at all. Did he play for Italy or France in other to be so good?No player of ghanaian origin born abroad, here or anywhere is bigger than Ghana. If other players are better than you and make the team what means the player was treated badly, or is the fact that coming from abroad always makes you better automatically...these guys talking this crap need to sleep somewhere with their inferiority complex
Boakye Reindorf 7 years ago

Your calling urself Nyame ba, evn bonsam ba will not post this kind of message.

Your calling urself Nyame ba, evn bonsam ba will not post this kind of message.
NYAME BA LEE. 7 years ago

You are very stupid like your mama who gave birth to you ok.Aboa bi ba like you.

You are very stupid like your mama who gave birth to you ok.Aboa bi ba like you.

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