Sweden to block Kingsley Sarfo from playing for Ghana

May 29, 2017 8:46 PM

Black Stars newcomer is on the agenda of Swedish national male football team

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The U21 coach of Sweden has asked the Immigration office of the Sandinavian country to grant Kingsley, Sarfo Swedish citizenship to enable them gazump Ghana.

Sarfo who plays for FC Sirius has been one of the most exciting players in the Swedish topflight league, having grabbed three goals.

Black Stars coach has included him in his provisional 30-man squad for Ghana's 2019 AFCON qualifying game against Ethiopia.

However, Sweden U21 coach Hakan Ericson has revealed the Swedish FA (SvFF) has asked the country's immigration authorities to speed up the process of ensuring Sarfo gets citizenship status to make him eligible to play for Sweden.

"That's right. We have been in contact with the Immigration Service and tried to speed up the case of a Swedish citizenship for Kingsley Sarfo. Our legal department has also been involved," Ericson said in Sweden on Monday.

"We have been in contact with the Immigration Service and tried to speed up the application but it does not look so positive because of the current