Jarell Quansah: Ghanaian Defender Earns England Senior Team Invite for World Cup Qualifiers
- Highly-rated defender Jarell Quansah, who is eligible to play for Ghana, has received his call-up from England
- The Liverpool defender has been named in manager Thomas Tuchel's squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers
- England will face Albania and Latvia as they eye a ticket for the tournament in the USA, Mexico and Canada
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Another Ghana-eligible star is turning away from the Black Stars after being named in England's squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah was born to Ghanaian parents in England, making him eligible to play for both countries.
However, after rising through the ranks for the Three Lions, the 22-year-old looks set to pledge his international future to the English.
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Quansah was named in Thomas Tuchel's first-ever team as England manager for the games against Albania and Latvia, as reported by the English FA's official website.
Having had an impressive campaign with Liverpool under new boss Arne Slot, he would have to impress the German trainer to get a permanent place in his team.
England's full squad for World Cup qualifiers
The full list of players for the upcoming games against Albania and Latvia are as follows:
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton), James Trafford (Burnley).
Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Kyle Walker (AC Milan, on loan from Manchester City).
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Jordan Henderson (Ajax Amsterdam), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa, on loan from Manchester United), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
Liverpool manager excited for Quansah
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has praised the young defender following his England call-up.
He insisted Quansah had moved from being a big talent to being ready for the big moment.
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During the Carabao Cup final pre-match presser, Slot told reporters that the call-up said a lot about Quansah's mentality.
“So last season I think everybody saw what a talent he is. Then the season started with him starting and I changed him as we all know against Ipswich.
“And Ibou [Ibrahima Konate] and Virgil [van Dijk] were and are such a strong combination that he didn’t play a lot [after that], but every time he had to play, except maybe for the first one or two games, everybody could see that maybe he’s no longer a ‘talent’.
Slot added that the moment a player labelled a 'talent' suffered a setback, how they reacted was always of importance.
“I think he showed in his recent performances that he’s outgrown being called a talent and that’s probably what Thomas Tuchel saw and sees as well by calling him up.”
Bonsu Baah gets Ghana invite
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Black Stars coach Otto Addo announced his Ghana squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifier games.
Ahead of games against Chad and Madagascar later this month, the newest addition is Belgium-based winger Christopher Baah Bonsu.
He has been in fine form for KRC Genk and was previously nominated for the Golden Boy award and rated among the top 100 young stars.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
