Three Ghanaian Players Switch Allegiance to Play for Niger

• Three Ghanaian-born players have switched nationality to play for West African rivals Togo at the senior level
• The footballers - Kennedy Boateng and Emmanuel Hackman play in Portugal whiles Samuel Asamoah plies his trade in Romania
• The three players have been named in Togo's squad for the international friendlies next weekend against Sierra Leone and Benin

Ghanaian footballers Kennedy Boateng, Emmanuel Hackman and Samuel Asamoah have switched allegiance to play for the national team of Togo.

The trio have been named in the Hawk's team for the international friendlies against Sierra Leone and Benin this weekend.

According to Kickgh, the Ghanaian-born players were named in the squad by coach Paulo Duarte.

25-year-old Boateng and 26-year-old Hackman ply their trades in Portugal for Santa Clara Gil Vicente respectively.

Asamoah, 27, currently plays for Romanian side FC U Craiova 1948. He was born in Accra to a Ghanaian father and a Togolese mother.

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The three players will be making their Togo debut when they play Sierra Leone in a friendly on March 24, 2022.

The trio are also in line for the game against Benin on Sunday, March 27.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Najeed Yakubu, a member of Ghana's U17 team at the 2017 World Cup in India, has switched allegiance to play for the national team of Niger.

The Vorksla Poltava defender has been named in Niger's team for the international friendlies against Mozambique and Libya next week.

In a list posted on social media by the Niger Football Federation, the Ghanaian-born was named in the squad by Jean-Michel Cavalli.

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