{"id":422450,"date":"2017-09-26T19:30:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T19:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/26\/kingsley-sarfo-handed-debut-call-up-ahead-of-uganda-qualifier\/"},"modified":"2017-09-26T19:30:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T19:30:32","slug":"kingsley-sarfo-handed-debut-call-up-ahead-of-uganda-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/26\/kingsley-sarfo-handed-debut-call-up-ahead-of-uganda-qualifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingsley Sarfo handed debut call-up ahead of Uganda qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20427516.295.jpg\" alt=\"Sarfo Kingsley\" title=\"Sarfo Kingsley\" width=\"295\" height=\"167\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Sarfo has been one of the great sensations in the Swedish top flight league<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1506454232_792_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Malmo FF star Kingsley Sarfo has earned his debut call-up into the Black Stars, just hours after pledging his international future to the country of his birth.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old  has been named in a 26-man squad announced by coach Kwesi Appiah to face Uganda in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder, who plays in the attacking midfield of left-wing position, was part of the 30-man Ghana squad called for the matches against Ethiopia, Mexico and USA back in June and July.<\/p>\n<p>Sarfo, who has been spotted by the new Ghana coach, has been one of the great sensations in the Allsvenskan &#8211; the Swedish top-flight &#8211; where he made the switch from IK Sirius to giants Malmo FF.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder is now available for Ghana&#8217;s crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier against Uganda in Kampala on October 7.<\/p>\n<p>Playing for the Black Stars in next month&#8217;s match against the Cranes will permanently tie him to Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Sarfo was born in Ghana to Ghanaians parents and moved to Sweden just three years ago after playing for the Ghanaian side Golden Booth Academy.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarfo has been one of the great sensations in the Swedish top flight league &#13; Malmo FF star Kingsley Sarfo has earned his debut call-up into the Black Stars, just hours after pledging his international future to the country of his birth. 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