Italian Born and Genoa Striker Kelvin Yeboah Opens Door for Black Stars Switch

• Kelvin Yeboah has opened up about switching allegiance from Italy to playing for the Black Stars of Ghana
• The 21-year-old forward rejected an invite by the Ghanaian national football team last year August to play for Italy's U21
• Yeboah, whose uncle is former legendary Ghanaian forward Anthony Yeboah, was born in Accra but raised in Italy

Kelvin Yeboah has refused to rule out playing for Ghana in the future despite currently representing Italy at the U21 level.

The 21-year-old is the nephew of Ghana legend Tony Yeboah, who prominently featured for the Black Stars in the 1990s.

The Genoa forward was born in Ghana but moved to Italy at a very young age, where he began a career in football.

In August last year, Yeboah snubbed a call-up to the Black Stars for a 2022 World Cup qualifying double-header against Ethiopia and South Africa.

A week later, the youngster made his debut for Italy’s U21 team, insisting he feels Italian after growing up in the European country.

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Nonetheless, he remains eligible to switch allegiance to Ghana for senior international football.

"I grew up in Italy, so it's part of me, but so is Ghana," Yeboah told Goal.com.

"Italy and Ghana are both my country, I suppose, and nobody knows what will happen in the future."

Kelvin Yeboah Speak On Opting To Play For Italy

Meanwhile, Kelvin Yeboah has finally revealed his reason for choosing to represent Italy over the country of his birth.

The Genoa forward rejected an invite to play for the Black Stars last June, only to honour a call up from the Italy U21 manager Paolo Nicolato.

In an interview with Italian newspaper Il Secolo XIX, the 21-year-old revealed he feels Italian and that made the decision easier for him.

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