Former Liberty Professional winger Latif Atta Blessing has said that he could end up representing the United State men’s national soccer team – USMNT – as he continues to be snubbed by Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah.

But Blessing , now a Los Angeles FC player, will have to live continuously for at least five years after reaching the age of 18 in the USA before he can be eligible to play for the USMNT as stipulated in the FIFA Eligibilty rules since he was not born on the USA territory neither was his mother , father, grandmother or grand father.

“Yes, I will consider playing for the USA national team when they approach me. I have been waiting for Black Stars call-up for sometime and it is not forthcoming. There are several players who have naturalised and are playing for other national teams, so this is not anything serious” Blessing said as reported by Graphic Sports.

The quick forward scored 17 goals to finish the 2016 Ghana premier league as top goalscorer as a Liberty Professional player.

The FIFA Eligibility rules

Any player who assumes a new nationality and who has not played international football [in a match (either in full or in part) in an official competition of any category or any type of football] shall be eligible to play for the new representative team only if he fulfills one of the following conditions:

a) He was born on the territory of the relevant association;

b) His biological mother or biological father was born on the territory of the relevant association;

c) His grandmother or grandfather was born on the territory of the relevant association;

d) He has lived continuously for at least five years after reaching the age of 18 on the territory of the relevant association.

The Ghanaian joined Sporting Kansas in January 2017 meaning he not lived in the USA for 5 continuous years.