England youth record goalscorer Eddie Nketiah has spoken for the first time about his desire to switch nationality and confirmed the move to play for Ghana ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Arsenal striker confirmed his decision to switch from the European country to play for the country of his parents just one week after Ghana's leading football news outfit exclusively revealed the move.
Ghana FA authorities are far advanced in their move to capture the youngster from England as talks have been held already with the family of the player over the switch.
The 22-year-old's Ghanaian team-mate Thomas Partey has also piled the pressure on the youngster who now is keen to make the move to play for the Black Stars with the 2022 World Cup in Qatar looming.
Now Nketiah himself has confirmed the decision to play for the Black Stars as both of his parents are Ghanaian even though he was born in London.
‘Of course it is a possibility. I’m open to both, playing for Ghana and playing for England as well," Nketiah told The Beautiful Game podcast when asked about the move to play for the Black Stars.
"It’s always good to have the opportunity to potentially do that," the yougster added.
With the confirmation coming from the talented player himself, Nketiah could be playing out alongside Thomas Partey for Ghana come the World Cup.
Despite being the record England U21 goalscorer, Nketiah has been ignored for call-ups into the England senior team.
As he is yet to be capped at senior level for the Three Lions, he is qualified to make the switch and play for Ghana through his family.
The London-born forward has played for both the England U17 and U21 sides, scoring 16 international goals for the latter.
The young footballer is British by birth but his parents are not from England which provides the opportunity for him to switch and play for the Black Stars.
Nketiah looks to be eyeing the chance of playing for Ghana as he is more likely to play regularly for the Black Stars.
That is because he is less likely to play for senior national team of England where there's an embarrassment of riches in his position.
With diminishing chances of representing the Three Lions of England at the international level, Nketiah's chances of playing at the World Cup appears brighter with Ghana.
Ghana are confident of convincing the youngster to play for the Black Stars after the West African giants secured their fourth appearance at the global tournament.
The Black Stars have qualified for the World Cup finals in Qatar too, drawn in a group with Uruguay, Portugal and South Korea, and Nketiah confirmed that he is open to the idea of switching allegiance ahead of the tournament.