Darmstadt forward Braydon Manu says he was surprised to be handed a Black Stars call-up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa.
Manu and St. Pauli attacker Daniel Kofi Kyereh received late call-ups upon the recommendations of GFA Technical Director Bernhard Lippert.
The 24-year-old was an unused substitute in both games as Black Stars beat Ethiopia and lost to South Africa at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg in their second Group G game on Monday.
"I was surprised because at first, I thought it was fake. I didn’t believe it. First of all, I had a call from the technical director," he told Adom FM.
"I was happy but still I was like how? Because to be honest I had not play that much to say that they should call me because I’ve proved.
He added, "I score goals. I assist. But, that I thought to myself maybe they see something in me that other people have not seen. It was after that Charles Akonnor, the coach, called me."