{"id":1113014,"date":"2022-06-07T09:02:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T09:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/07\/gfa-boss-hints-of-mo-salisus-inclusion-into-black-stars\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T09:02:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T09:02:29","slug":"gfa-boss-hints-of-mo-salisus-inclusion-into-black-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/07\/gfa-boss-hints-of-mo-salisus-inclusion-into-black-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA boss hints of Mo Salisu&#8217;s inclusion into Black Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"503\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/download-1.png\"   alt=\"Kurt Okraku &#038; Mo Salisu\" title=\"Kurt Okraku &#038; Mo Salisu\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kurt Okraku &#038; Mo Salisu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana Football Association [GFA] President, Kurt Okraku, has hinted that Mohammed Salisu is close to honoring a call-up to the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>The Southampton centre back, who has been impressive for the Premier League side, is yet to honour a call up to the senior national team.<\/p>\n<p>Salisu has turned down a call-up during the reign of CK Akonnor and Milovan Rajevac.<\/p>\n<p>He was handed a call-up by Otto Addo ahead of the 2022 World Cup playoff against Nigeria but again turned down the call-up, citing personal reasons.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>However, after visiting the promising defender, Kurt Okraku posted on his official Facebook page, that suggests the defender may finally be ready to accept the Black Stars call up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat seeing you with that big smile\u2026 Proud son of the land who is proud to give back what football has given him,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReady to serve and looking forward to our common future with all the positive energy in you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod bless our homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He is likely to be in Black Stars squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] next round of qualifiers against Angola in September.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Salisu has a remarkable 2021\/2022 season for Southampton in the Premier League, making 34 appearances for the Saints.<\/p>\n<p>He also topped the league in interceptions with a whopping 78 all season.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"mDP2cgyK3sk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Media Review on Adom TV (7-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mDP2cgyK3sk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kurt Okraku &#038; Mo Salisu Ghana Football Association [GFA] President, Kurt Okraku, has hinted that Mohammed Salisu is close to honoring a call-up to the Black Stars. The Southampton centre back, who has been impressive for the Premier League side, is yet to honour a call up to the senior national team. 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