{"id":163614,"date":"2024-03-20T13:10:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T13:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/20\/kobbie-mainoo-swerves-black-stars\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T13:10:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T13:10:50","slug":"kobbie-mainoo-swerves-black-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/20\/kobbie-mainoo-swerves-black-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobbie Mainoo Swerves Black Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Kobbie Mainoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kobbie Mainoo has received his first England call-up as Ghana\u2019s hopes of persuading him to play for the Black Stars slips away.<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester United youngster joins the Three Lions for the international friendlies against Brazil and Belgium this month.<\/p>\n<p>Mainoo\u2019s impressive displays with the Red Devils saw him attract interest from the Ghana Football Association, who had initiated the process of convincing him to represent the four-time African champions.<\/p>\n<p>However, having represented the European nation at youth levels, the 18-year-old decided to play for England.<\/p>\n<p>Mainoo could make his debut against the Selacoas or Belgium, where he could make a claim for himself to be included in the Euro 2024 squad.<\/p>\n<p>The English-Ghanaian has reported to the St George\u2019s Training Complex as he is set to make his international debut.<\/p>\n<p>He could still switch nationality even if he features in the friendly, per the new FIFA rules.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ghana will face Nigeria and Uganda in the international break in Marrakech, Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kobbie Mainoo \u00a0 Kobbie Mainoo has received his first England call-up as Ghana\u2019s hopes of persuading him to play for the Black Stars slips away. 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