GFA seeks FIFA clarification over Asante eligibility

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will write to FIFA to seek clarification whether Solomon Asante is eligible to play for Ghana.

The Berekum Chelsea player was part of the 30-man preliminary squad named by coach Kwesi Appiah for June's 2014 World Cup qualifiers.


Asante, who was born in Ghana to Ghanaians parents, was thought to have played in a friendly match for Burkina Faso which could have made him eligible to play for Ghana.

But it has now emerged that he also played in a tournament for the Burkina Faso national team.


The GFA wants to seek FIFA's guidance over the matter to ensure that there is no confusion over his eligibility in future.