{"id":1082883,"date":"2022-05-10T17:16:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T17:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/10\/england-set-to-lose-eddie-callum-with-the-pair-to-switch-international-allegiances-to-ghana\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T17:16:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T17:16:48","slug":"england-set-to-lose-eddie-callum-with-the-pair-to-switch-international-allegiances-to-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/10\/england-set-to-lose-eddie-callum-with-the-pair-to-switch-international-allegiances-to-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"England Set To Lose Eddie &#038; Callum With The Pair &#8216;To Switch International Allegiances To Ghana&#8217; |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The England\u00a0national team is reportedly set to lose Eddie Nketiah and Callum Hudson-Odoi with the pair set to\u00a0switch international allegiances to Ghana ahead of the 2022 World Cup.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Arsenal\u00a0striker Eddie Nketiah and\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0winger Callum Hudson-Odoi have both represented England at various levels.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Football.London\u00a0have stated that Nketiah has been persuaded to switch international allegiance to the African nation, along with Hudson-Odoi.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Nketiah, who has scored four goals in his last four Premier League appearances, has previously played for the England Under-21 set-up. He holds the record for most goals at Under-21 level with 16, but has yet to secure an international cap for the senior squad.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The striker is to be joined by Hudson Odoi despite the Chelsea winger receiving three caps by Gareth Southgate.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>A FIFA rule change in September 2020 allows players with no more than three caps to change their allegiance if those caps came before their 21st birthday.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Should both men officially make the switch, it will boost their chances of playing at this year&#8217;s World Cup in Qatar.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Ghana qualified for the tournament and will play in a group alongside Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Callum Hudson-Odoi made his international debut in a 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic in 2019, before later playing games against Montenegro and Kosovo that same year.\u00a0He\u00a0also famously turned down the opportunity to play for the England Under-21 team last year, so that he could focus on fighting for his place at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of .  accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. 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