Ghana want Adu

[Luis_Rancagua]

Ghana want Adu for World Cup

Ghanaian officials say teen prodigy Freddy Adu will be invited to help Ghana as they bid to qualify for their first ever World Cup Finals.

Education, Youth and Sports Minister Rasheed Bawa told www.KickOffNigeria.com on Wednesday in Lagos that Adu is "still a bonafide citizen of Ghana" and the country would fight to get him "The fact that the Americans have been profiling him on CNN and other world media does not mean that the Ghanaian Government will not fight for him," Bawa said.

"Even when they themselves speak of him, they still refer to him as a Ghanaian, which means they recognise the fact the he is one of ours," Bawa pointed out to www.KickOffNigeria.com.

Fifteen-year-old Adu is the highest paid player in America's Major League Soccer (MLS) despite making his professional debut only last week.

Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2004 - 14:55

http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/stories/?curl=Ghana_want_Adu_for_World_Cup.php

[DJT]

Luis, I changed the title of this thread. What you wrote is misleading. First, this is nothing like Hargreaves because Adu was born in Ghana. Second, a "saga" is not "expected to hit" just because Ghana say they want Adu; clearly Adu has been committed to the US for a long time.

[beachesl]

DJT, what's wrong with poetic licence in thread writing:)?

This story belongs in the Strange thread. This is surely just grist for internal Ghanaian political consumption. Circuses take the minds away from the lack of bread. Things are so bad in Ghana, one more headline diverting attention to internal crisises is one more weapon for the government. Ghana can't "fight" for Adu.

[SABuffalo786]

Yes, let them have their fun.