NPFL legend and former Enyimba striker Joetex Asamoah Frimpong, revealed that he personally wanted to feature for the Nigerian national team over Ghana.
The Ex Black Star striker played a lot of games in the Nigerian league but was given a shot at the Black Stars in 2005 where he had a short stint.
He stated that if he was given the option of featuring for Nigeria instead, he would have taken it.
“My call-up came at the right time. In fact, I wasn’t expecting it because when you play for a club in Africa nobody watches you…” he told Bryt FM.
“What I know is that, when you travel outside Ghana to Nigeria or Benin, you are a foreigner but, in our case, people think that when you are in Africa you are still a local player.
“Due to this, I was not expecting any call-up until they called me for U-23. Nigeria too approached me but my dad told me to represent Ghana. I was personally interested to play for Nigeria but it took my dad to convince me.”
Frimpong is currently the coach of Swiss lower-league side FC Niederbipp.