Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies says he was approached by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to represent Ghana but the contact came too late.
Born in Ghana to Liberian parents, the left-back was eligible to play for both Ghana and Liberia but opted to play for Canada after obtaining Canadian citizenship in June 2017.
Despite playing football for a while, Davies said he was never considered because he 'wasn't a big name' and it took a big transfer move for Ghana to act.
According to him, there was an attempt from the Ghana FA to play for the national team at some point but the timing of the approach was too late for him to reconsider his decision with the contact coming on Instagram.
"Ghana never reached out and also my mum was like, no [to the idea of me playing for Ghana]," he said when quizzed whether was an option to play for the country of his birth.
"I was playing like not even like the academy they never like said [anything about wanting me] I wasn't a big name. When the news came out that I was going to Bayern, then I got a message from the Ghana federation.
"I think it was someone on the federation he texted me on Instagram because he didn't have my number or email. But it was too late, at that time I had already got my citizenship and already made it to [represent] Canada."
Davies made his first debut for the Canadian national team in June 2017 becoming the youngest player to play for the senior team.
The 22-year-old has 13 goals in 39 appearances for Canada since making his debut.
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