Ex- Black Star player Frimpong reveals he wanted to play for Nigeria over Ghana
NPFL legend and former Enyimba striker Joetex Asamoah Frimpong, revealed that he personally wanted to feature for the Nigerian national team over Ghana.
The Ex Black Star striker played a lot of games in the Nigerian league but was given a shot at the Black Stars in 2005 where he had a short stint.
He stated that if he was given the option of featuring for Nigeria instead, he would have taken it.
“My call-up came at the right time. In fact, I wasn’t expecting it because when you play for a club in Africa nobody watches you…” he told Bryt FM.
“What I know is that, when you travel outside Ghana to Nigeria or Benin, you are a foreigner but, in our case, people think that when you are in Africa you are still a local player.
“Due to this, I was not expecting any call-up until they called me for U-23. Nigeria too approached me but my dad told me to represent Ghana. I was personally interested to play for Nigeria but it took my dad to convince me.”
Frimpong is currently the coach of Swiss lower-league side FC Niederbipp.
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