Black Stars newbie Braydon Manu could not believe he earned a call up into the senior national team for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
The 24-year-old forward received a late call from the Ghana technical team, following multiple factors that had led regulars unavailable for qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa.
Manu and his fellow German-based colleague, Daniel Kofi Kyere, were given the calls on the recommendation of the football governing body’s technical director, according to an FA statement at the time.
Manu was only earning his first invite to the National team and was overly stunned by his call-up believing he had done little to earn a place in the Ghana team.
“I was surprised because at first, I thought it was fake. I didn’t believe it. First of all, I had a call from the technical director.”— Manu told Ahoto FM.
“I was happy, but I was like how? Because to be honest I had not played that much to say that they should call me because I hadn’t proven myself enough.
“I score goals. I assist. But, I thought to myself maybe they see something in me that other people have not seen. It was after that that Charles Akonnor, the coach, called me,”
Manu couldn’t make his debut in those two matches.
The player has returned to his club with hopes of earning further call-ups to the Ghana team in subsequent matches.