Fulham cannot prevent Boateng from joining Ghana camp - Nyantakyi
Posted On Saturday, 5th January 2013
Derek Boateng in danger of missing 2013 AFCON
Ghana FA boss Kwasi Nyantakyi insists Derek Boateng will join the Black Stars team for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
The 29-year-old is on the verge of sealing a move to Fulham as an escape route to his inactive club career at Ukrainian club FC Dnipro.
There are however rumours the English club have inserted a clause in the tabled offer preventing Boateng from joining the Ghana team for the Nations Cup in South Africa.
This has raised concerns over the diminishing quality in the provisional Black Stars squad following injuries to Yahaya Mohammed and Andre Ayew.
But the GFA boss is adamant Fulham cannot prevent the former Getafe player from joining the national team as it goes contrary to the FIFA regulations guiding its recognized competitions.
“I don’t know much about the Derek Boateng issue but there is no way the club can hinder the player from joining the Black Stars camp because the FIFA rule is very clear on it and is on our side,” he said.
Nyantakyi’s comments serve as reassurance to the numerous Ghanaians who fear the loss of Boateng to the Nations Cup will be a further blow to the gradually depleting side.
Ghana hopes to end a 31-year wait for an African title by the time the tournament kicks off on January 19.
The Black Stars are drawn in Group B which will be based in Port Elizabeth alongside Mali, Niger and DR Congo.
Source: MTNFootball.com
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oh, let him miss….mtcheeew
weather he comes or not we will not even qualify from the group stages because we have a bad coach
Derek should just concentrate on Fulham and miss the nation cup k3k3.Fulham needs him more than we do.
I support the boys but on less they play an attacking football with urgency otherwise we won’t go far.
If Derek Boateng 31 years old, opts to put Club over country I would not blame him. After all Essien is doing the same thing. Boateng does not have much professional soccer years left and if Fulham wants to sign him to a multi year contract but makes it conditional on him not participating in the African Cup, I think the Ghana FA and Coach Appiah should have the wisdom to support him in this endeavor. The Coach and his technical team called up 26 players most of them midfielders they can afford to be without Derek.
This is a cruel choice for Derek indeed, this could be the last time he could play in the AFCON.
The Ghana FA ought to look into filing a protest against Fulham, if they get away with this what is to prevent other Clubs from making non participation in AFCON a requirement for signing African players?
Is official Derek Boateng is 29 not 31 get your mind right dude you can hate but you can’t change -:)
Nyantakyi’s comments serve as reassurance to the numerous Ghanaians who fear the loss of Boateng to the Nations Cup will be a further blow to the gradually depleting side.
U PPL ARE EITHER BLIND OR VERY STUPID INDEED. THIS GUY IS TOO OLD AND WONT MAKLE AN IMPACT FOR GBSTARS. WE TOOK HIM TO AFCON 2012 AND WAT DID HE DO? GH VS ZAMBIA AWAY WAT DOD HE DO. SEEMS LIKE DEREK, KWADWO ASAMOAH, PAINSTIL CANT SEEM TO SHOW UP IN BIG GAME SITUATIONS OR WEHN WE NEED THEM THE MOST.