Last year, young Ransford-Yeboah Konigsforffer, a German-born boy, got a call to represent Ghana thanks to his father’s Ghanaian nationality. The 21-year-old Hamburger SV’s winger made the briefest of substitute appearances but wasn’t included in the World Cup squad. Today, he got another call – and a chance to double his tally of Black Stars appearances. And he had to give up his holiday plans to answer the call! Прикажи ову објаву у апликацији Instagram Објава коју дели Ransford Königsdörffer (@ransfordyeboah10) The lad, who plays in the German second tier with HSV, ended his season on Monday night with a defeat to Stuttgart, a painful result that means the 1983 Champions League winners would have to stay outside Germany’s top division for another year. The youngster headed out to holiday, but the call he got from Ghana meant enjoying on a beach somewhere was out of the question for at least another week.Ransford Yeboah Konigsdorffer for his club HSV this season✅ 31 Matches played✅ 16 starts✅ 8 goals scored✅ 1 assist provided✅ 24.4 touches per game✅ 1.4 shots per gameThe 21 year old forward has been called up by Chris Hughton to replace injured Inaki Williams pic.twitter.com/Q6P8TgQkMb— King David (@kin_David1) June 5, 2023 The winger was called up at short notice by the Ghana national team boss Chris Hughton for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Madagascar on 18 June. Hamburg’s third-best goalscorer (eight goals in 2. Bundesliga) is to replace Athletic Club’s striker Inaki Williams, who had to pull out from international duty with a knee injury.Konigsdorffer will fly to Accra on Monday to meet up with the team and attend the training camp before heading out to Madagascar. Ghana tops the AFCON Qualifying Group E with eight points from four games, ahead of the Central African Republic, Angola and Madagascar.##NAJAVA_MECA_7312379##The son of a Ghanaian father and a German-Guadaloupean mother had previously represented Germany at the youth level, but he switched his international allegiance to Black Stars in August 2021. He made his senior debut last September in the friendly 1-0 win over Nicaragua, coming on as a late sub in the game staged in Spain. However, then-national coach Otto Addo disappointed the youngster by omitting him from his World Cup squad.”I was disappointed. I would have liked it. I think I deserved to be included.”Odada ‘priviledged’ with opportunity to replace Wanyama at Harambee StarsThe time has passed, and Ransford-Yeboah is back in the fold, although he wasn’t called initially, but rather after Williams has had to drop out. Still, every little bit counts – and perhaps Ransford-Yeboah will make more of an impact this time. Recently, he told Ghanaian media that he likes to eat fufu or jollof rice before games. He’s African alright!
