Dutch born Ghanaian Forward Avails Himself As the ‘Messiah’ to Solve Ghana’s Goalscoring Problems

• Netherlands-born Ghanaian attacker Elvis Manu believes he is the panacea to Ghana's goalscoring woes
• The Feyenoord Academy graduate represented the Netherlands at all youth levels but changed his international allegiance to Ghana in 2015
• Meanwhile, the Black Stars of Ghana have scored 19 goals in 18 matches from 2021, averaging a goal per game to underline the deficiency in the final third of the pitch

Elvis Manu has presented himself as Ghana's answer to the long-standing goalscoring deficiency.

The 28-year-old forward who switched his international allegiance to Ghana in 2015 is yet to play for the Black Stars but reckons he has what it takes to avert the country's goal-shy conundrum.

The four-time African champions have been struggling for goals since Asamoah Gyan fazed out of the Black Stars in 2019 and Manu wants to continue from where Ghana's leading all-time top scorer left off.

“Yes, I think that the squad [Black Stars] is good, I won’t say anything bad about the squad but in the last couple of years, what everybody says is that they lack goal scoring players and that is a team I think I am the player to bring it into the team when given the opportunity,” he told Angel TV as quoted by Ghana Guardian.

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Elvis, who has had a nomadic career since breaking out on the scene as a youngster with Dutch giants Feyenoord, currently plies his trade with Wisla Kraków in the Polish top flight.

He notched two goals while providing an assist in 11 appearances for the Polish side in the just-concluded season.

Dutch-born forward Elvis Manu eager to play for Ghana

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Netherlands-born striker Elvis Manu has opened up about his eagerness to play for the Black Stars.

Born in Dordrecht, Manu has represented the Netherlands at the youth levels but switched his allegiance to Ghana seven years ago.

Since completing his change of nationality, the 28-year-old attacker is yet to play for the four-time African champions but has opened up on his earnest expectation of getting a call-up soon.