Marvin Senaya, a defender for AJ Auxerre, has confirmed his decision to represent Ghana national football team at the international level, the Ghana Football Association has announced.
The promising right-back had previously been named in Togo national football team’s squad for upcoming matches against Niger national football team and Guinea national football team, but has now committed to Ghana and is included in the Black Stars’ squad for their pre-World Cup friendlies against Austria national football team and Germany national football team later this month.
Speaking to 3Sports, GFA Communications Director Henry Asante Twum stressed that players are only included in national squads with their full consent and that of their clubs.
“Without a player’s word, I think it would be unprofessional to announce a squad when the player hasn’t agreed, when the club hasn’t agreed. There is that assurance that he would make it,” he said.
“The FA has been engaging him over a long period, and he has agreed to play for us [Black Stars of Ghana],” he added.
Senaya is one of four debutants named in the 26-man squad announced by head coach Otto Addo. Ghana will face Austria at Vienna’s Ernst-Happel-Stadion on March 27 before travelling to Stuttgart to play Germany on March 30.
The Black Stars’ preparations will continue with friendlies against Mexico national football team in May and Wales national football team in early June as they gear up for their fifth FIFA World Cup appearance.
Drawn in Group L alongside Panama national football team, England national football team, and Croatia national football team, Ghana will open its campaign against Panama on June 17, followed by England on June 23 and Croatia on June 27.
Having exited at the group stage in both 2014 and 2022, the Black Stars are aiming for a stronger showing when the tournament kicks off across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
