The Stunning Reason Barcelona Forward Refused to Play for the Black Stars Drops

• Dutch-born Ghana forward Memphis Depay declined the chance to switch his allegiance to represent the Black Stars because of his father
• The 28-year-old was born in Moordrecht to a Ghanaian father, Dennis Depay, and Dutch mother Cora Schensema
• Memphis Depay represented the European country because he was neglected and abandoned by his father when he was a kid

Memphis Depay turned down an approach by the Ghana Football Association to have him named in the Black Stars squad due to his father.

The Barcelona attacker was born to a Ghanaian father and a Dutch mother, thus the 28-year-old was eligible to play for the Black Stars.

But Depay, who has Ghanaian dual citizenship, Ghana and the Netherlands, chose to represent the European powerhouse, the country of his birth.

In an interview with the BBC back in 2021, Depay made a stunning revelation that he was abandoned by his father, Dennis Depay, when he was a kid.

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His mother, Cora Schensema, took care of him from infancy till he was all grown up.

"I will never forgive him. Do not call me Depay, call me Memphis," Depay told BBC as quoted by Tribuna.

“No, I don’t want to explain exactly what happened at home because I don’t want to make people feel ashamed. And that’s how it will remain because I’ve already moved on,” Depay added.

Memphis Depay visits Ghana

Depay, however, has set up charity organisations in Ghana to embark on various projects.

He first visited the West African country in 2019 and donated sporting equipment to the Cape Coast Deaf and Blind school and the Ghana Blind Sports Association.

Since then, Depay visits Ghana occasionally to continue his good works to the local people.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Callum Hudson-Odoi is weighing up to change nationality from England to Ghana after the Black Stars qualified for the 2022 World Cup, per The Times.

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The Black Stars qualified for the Mundial after they edged West African rivals Nigeria in a nail-biting World Cup play-off staged over two legs.

Hudson-Odoi is reported to have watched the blockbuster clash on TV on Tuesday night as coach Otto Addo's men advanced to the World Cup on away goal rule.