The number of players that represent European national teams but are eligible to play for African countries is mind-blowing. One of them is Chelsea starlet Callum Hudson-Odoi and now the situation with the possibility of him becoming a member of the Black Stars has reached a new level.What is interesting is that there are those who did represent the west African country that urge him to stay put and not switch allegiance.Goal.com reports that ex-Ghana international Charles Taylor has advised Chelsea winger to concentrate on his international career with England.England wins again, will host Germany, France or Portugal at WembleyHudson-Odoi recently stirred rumours of a possible loyalty change as meetings were held with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo, Ghana Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif and Ghana Football Association president Kurt Okraku.Despite making three senior appearances for the Three Lions, the 20-year-old born in England to Ghanaian parents is eligible to choose either nation.“If Odoi is listening to me, I will advise him not to think of playing for the Black Stars. He should continue playing for England even if it is under 100, he should play for them than to play for the Black Stars. Ghana is ending career,” Taylor said on Angel TV.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Alongside Chelsea’s youngster, Ghana are also trying to persuade Brighton’s Tariq Lamptey, Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah and Watford’s Kwadwo Baah for a possible switch – they all currently play for England at youth level.If he decides to swap the Three Lions uniform for the Black Stars one, Hudson-Odoi would have to wait until next year in accordance with regulations which require a player with a senior cap for one nation to wait for three years from his last international appearance to be able to change his association.Under FIFA’s updated rules on eligibility, he will be able to switch allegiance to Ghana in November next year should he not add any more appearances to his current three caps for England.“I think obviously when you’re young, you have the opportunity to play for England throughout all the years, from under 15 to under 16 all the way up,” the winger said earlier this month about his international future.De Bruyne wanted constant playing time but couldn’t wait for it at Chelsea, says Mourinho“When they obviously gave me the opportunity to come I was in the country already. It’s something that I already had in my mind, set on already playing for England.”“So it was the thing obviously choosing Ghana or England, and at the end of the day I said I always had the right people around me who always advise me – what’s right, what’s wrong. England came and I said ‘Yeah, let me go and play for my country’.“But I said ‘Ghana is my home as well’, so we’ll see, we’ll see. You’ll never know, so.”
