German Born Ghanaian Goalkeeper Could Earn Call Up to Black Stars

German Born Ghanaian Goalkeeper Could Earn Call Up to Black Stars

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:56 PM
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  • German-born Ghanaian goalkeeper Jordan Yamoah Amissah is on the radar of the Ghana Football Association over a potential call-up to the team
  • Ghana goalkeeper's coach Richard Kingston is monitoring 15 goalkeepers before March's World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria.
  • Ghana will host Nigeria in Cape Coast for the first leg of the qualifiers before travelling to Abuja for the second leg

The Ghana Football Association are monitoring Sheffield United goalkeeper Jordan Yamoah Amissah over a potential call-up to the senior national team, the Black Stars, it has emerged.

The 20-year-old shot-stopper was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents and he was even part of the Ghana U-20 squad that featured at the 2019 World Youth Championships only to miss out on the final roster for the tournament.

The lanky goalkeeper who stands at 1.97 meters tall is a graduate of German giants Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund.

Jordan Yamoah Amissah of Sheffield United
Jordan Yamoah Amissah plays for the U-23 side of Sheffield United. Photo Credit: Ghanaballers
Source: Twitter

He started his career at VFL Bochum before joing Schalke 04 and later Dortmund.

Amissah currently plies his trade with the U-23 side of Sheffield United. He returned to the club last month after a loan spell with English six-tier side Spennymoor, where he conceded 16 goals in 9 games.

Ghana monitor 15 goalkeepers

Ghana's pursuit of Amisah comes after a report on Sports Brief indicating that Ghana goalkeeper's coach, Richard Kingston, is monitoring 15 Ghanaian goalkeepers before March's World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria.

The former Black Stars goalkeeper has come under intense pressure after Ghana's poor showing at the Nations Cup in Cameroon, where a lot of blame was laid at the Jojo Wollacot.

German Born Goalkeeper Could Earn Call Up to Black Stars
Ghana goalkeepers trainer Richard Kingston identifies 15 goalkeepers ahead of Nigeria clash. Credit: @GhanaBlackstars
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Wollacot had a decent World Cup qualifiers but struggled at the Nations Cup, conceding five goals as Ghana exited at the group stage.

The Swindon Town safest pair of hands replaced first-choice Ghana goalkeeper Richard Ofori who had to be dropped due to injury.

The Black Stars trainer also had Richard Attah of Hearts of Oak, St Gallen's Richard Ati Zigi and Manaf Nurudeen of KAS Eupen at the Nations Cup.

Ex-Ghana midfielder Charles Taylor blasts Ghana's goalkeeper trainer

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Charles Asampong Taylor has blamed Ghana's goalkeeper's coach, Richard Kingston, for the Black Stars' poor showing at the Africa Cup of Nations.

According to the former Hearts and Kotoko player, Jojo Wollacot as Black Stars number one goalkeeper was a wrong choice, and Kingston needs to take responsibility for the Swindon shot-stopper's poor display.

Charles Taylor, who works as a pundit on Angel TV, was very critical of the goalkeeping department of the Black Stars.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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