2026 World Cup: Eddie Nketiah and Callum Hudson-Odoi must be included in Black Stars squad - Moses Foh-Amoaning

A member of the 2014 Dzamefe Commission of Inquiry, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has urged the Ghana Football Association to consider the inclusion of Eddie Nketiah and Callum Hudson-Odoi in the Black Stars squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Ghana secured qualification for the tournament, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer, and both players — who are of Ghanaian descent — are reported to have indicated their willingness to represent the four-time African champions.

Their potential call-up, however, has sparked debate. Some stakeholders, including GFA President Kurt Okraku, have maintained that players who previously turned down invitations to play for the senior national team should not be considered for selection ahead of the global showpiece.

Foh-Amoaning, a private legal practitioner, disagrees, insisting that the quality and experience of Nketiah and Hudson-Odoi would significantly strengthen the team and should outweigh past decisions.

"I will plead that we should forgive and do away with the motions when we are talking about Eddie Nketiah and Callum Hudson-Odoi," he told Asempa FM.

"The players we had in 2006 and 2010 cannot be compared with what we have today. That is why I am pleading that we include these two players in the Black Stars squad because of England.

"I watched Hudson-Odoi against Tottenham, and I saw Kudus as well, and you can see the best player on the pitch, and that was Hudson-Odoi, so if we have him and Eddie Nketiah in this Black Stars team, it will be good for our country, and they will improve the team as well," he added.

At the 2026 World Cup, Ghana have been drawn in Group L alongside Panama, England and Croatia. The Black Stars will begin their campaign against Panama on June 17 in Toronto, face England in Boston on June 23, and wrap up the group stage against Croatia in Philadelphia on June 27.

After suffering group-stage exits at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the 2022 tournament in Qatar, Ghana will be hoping for a deeper run at the expanded 2026 finals.