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By Akyereko Frimpong Manson

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The Ghana Football Association could report English Premier League side Leicester City to FIFA over their use of winger Jeffrey Schlupp in their 1-0 home defeat against Stoke City in the English Premier League on Saturday afternoon. 

Leicester City told Ghana Football Association the German-born utility player was injured and could not be fit in time for the Black Stars at the 2015 AFCON tournament.

This influenced Ghana's decision to leave out the 22-year-old from AFCON squad but two days before Ghana officially open their campaign in Equatorial Guinea, the Foxes have used the player in their Premier League game.

Schlupp started the game at the match at the King Power Stadium and played until he was replaced in the 71st minute by Thomas Lawrence as Leicester fell to a Bojan Krkic 63rd minute strike.

Ghana coach Avram Grant was looking forward to naming Schlupp in his squad for the tournament but news from Leicester City claiming the player was injured forced the Israeli gaffer to exclude him.

Leicester also did not allow Schlupp to travel to Spain - where the Black Stars had pitched their pre-AFCON camping in Sevilla, for Ghana's medical team to assess his situation.

Ghana FA officials would obviously be unhappy with the step taken by Leicester City and would ask FIFA to punish them.

However, Black Stars Management Committee chairman George Afriyie reveals the team is yet to take a decision regarding the issue.

Schlupp, having the better of van Persie and his team-mate, during a pre-World Cup, was set for his first tournament with Ghana
Schlupp, having the better of van Persie and his team-mate, during a pre-World Cup, was set for his first tournament with Ghana
"We are yet to talk about that. It just happened," he told GHANAsoccernet.com.

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  • selfmade 9 years ago

    Am back...I hope our team will lift the trophy this time coz we hav been tropless for over 30 years and we just chased a good coach in Cloud Leroy...

  • ghanaboy 9 years ago

    this guy has really fooled us.he should not be called into the national team forever

  • No They didn't 9 years ago

    Ghana medical staff saw him and decided he would not be fit for 2 weeks and AG decided to leave him out. 2 weeks later he is fit as was originally said so he played end of Get you facts right before writing a load of rubbish

  • Fred 9 years ago

    GFA should report them to FIFA.

  • Stranger Danger 9 years ago

    Agreed

  • shine 9 years ago

    Yes I support the GFA ideas to report Leicester to FIFA thats right away.Why did they lied to Ghana? If not Jeffrey Schlup should be suspended for that. Or not being call to the National team duties.

  • KOBINAH OFFEN 9 years ago

    I SUPPORT GFA TO REPORT THEM TO FIFA THAT IS NOT FAIR

  • KG 9 years ago

    don't call him again. We many defenders already. Why is Abeiku Ainoonson still not being called?

  • sam 9 years ago

    He's not even that good

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