{"id":15712,"date":"2026-01-06T21:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=15712"},"modified":"2026-01-06T21:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:37:37","slug":"2026-world-cup-set-emotions-aside-and-call-up-nketiah-hudson-odoi-nyantakyi-urges-gfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=15712","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Cup: Set Emotions Aside and Call Up Nketiah, Hudson-Odoi \u2013 Nyantakyi Urges GFA&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2026\/01\/Odoi-Nketiah-601x424-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2026\/01\/Odoi-Nketiah-601x424-1.jpg 601w, https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2026\/01\/Odoi-Nketiah-601x424-1-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND &#8211; NOVEMBER 17: Callum Hudson-Odoi of England (centre) celebrates his goal with Eddie Nketiah during the UEFA Euro Under 21 Qualifier match between England U21 and Albania U21 at Molineux on November 17, 2020 in Wolverhampton, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Visionhaus)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kwesi Nyantakyi has called on the Black Stars\u2019 technical team to consider inviting Callum Hudson-Odoi and Eddie Nketiah for the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both forwards, representing Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest respectively, have been in the spotlight following Ghana\u2019s qualification for the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Black Stars is open to every Ghanaian who is eligible to play,\u201d Nyantakyi told JoyNews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome people become a bit sentimental and emotional, \u2018oh, this guy dumped Ghana\u2019, but I am interested in people who can help us achieve results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople like Eddie Nketiah and Hudson-Odoi, let\u2019s take out our emotions and give them the chance if the coach thinks they can compete favourably,\u201d he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GFA previously approached the duo about switching national allegiance, but the efforts did not materialize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nketiah has one senior cap for England and has scored four goals across all competitions this season, while Hudson-Odoi has three England appearances and three goals for Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghana will open their Group L campaign against Panama, followed by matches against England and Croatia, with coach Otto Addo expected to announce the final squad on June 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kwesi Nyantakyi has called on the Black Stars\u2019 technical team to consider inviting Callum Hudson-Odoi and Eddie Nketiah for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15712"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15714,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15712\/revisions\/15714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}