Set deadlines for Mohammed Salisu to decide on joining the Black Stars – Coach Ebenezer Sefa

Defender Mohammed Salisu joining the Black Stars continues to dominate the news in Ghana. Coach Ebenezer Sefa has joined the debate and urged the Ghana Football Association to set a deadline for the defender.

Salisu is recognized as one of the Premier League’s best young defenders after a strong performance in the English Premier League this season for his team, Southampton. He had a difficult start to his Premier League career spending months on the sidelines due to injury.

All attempts to convince him to play for the Black Stars have so far been ineffective, with the centre-back turning down a call-up to even compete in the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon.

“At least we still have more months before the World Cup. If he’s ready to come and play fine, if he’s not ready we should have confidence in those who are there. I’m not saying we should drop our pursuit of him but there should be a limit. There should be a time limit. If by May when we start our AFCON qualifiers, if we play Angola and that young man has not made up his mind, we should forget about him and concentrate on those who are ready to play because from that time to November when the World Cup starts, we need to focus,” he said

“I mean Ginola never played for the French National team after he was dropped by Gerrad Houllier; Cantona did not play again for France after then coach Henri Michel dropped him for misconduct. And these were quality players,” he added.