Ghana international Mohammed Salisu has been shortlisted by Spanish giants FC Barcelona as a possible replacement for defender Gerard Pique. Over the last year, the young defender has significantly improved his game at Southampton, where he has been playing in the English Premier League. Although his manager at St. Mary’s says he still needs to…
Ghana coach Charles Akonnor has justified his decision not to include defender Mohammed Salisu in his latest squad. Akonnor last week Friday named a 30-man provisional squad for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa. And the Southampton defender was conspicuously missing from the squad. The 22-year-old is one of…
Ghana defender Mohammed Salisu scored in the wrong net despite Southampton’s impressive pre-season victory over Swansea City. The 22-year-old, who has been excellent in pre-season, unfortunately turned in a Liam Cullen’s cross into his own net to hand Swansea City a 15th minute lead. However, the English Premier League side were too strong for the…
Ghana defender Mohammed Salisu produced another solid display as Southampton beat Cardiff City 4-0 in a pre-season friendly in Wales. The Saints were rampant against the Welsh club as Che Adams netted a double with Moussa Djenepo and Theo Walcott scoring the other goals. Salisu played 62 minutes and was replaced by Jan Bednarek. The…
The last couple of years in football have been a little turbulent to say the least. COVID-19 had a tremendous impact, with many competitions being abandoned, and the remaining ones being delayed before recommencing. For those competitions that delayed restarts and decided to see out their campaigns, such as the Premier League, it has been…
Ghana and Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu has made kits donations to boyhood club Africa Talent Academy. The 22-year-old center back donated two sets of Southampton jerseys, football boots and three pairs of gloves to the club that unearthed him. His former teammate and Real Valladolid junior team member Isaac John Amoah also donated 30 sets…
Ghanaian defender Mohammed Salisu gave a superb account of himself when he came off the bench for Southampton in the 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Friday. Salisu, who enjoyed full throttle in the 2-1 loss against Tottenham last week, was dropped to the bench as Ralph Hasenhüttl switched from 4-4-2 to 5-3-2 tactics. The 22-year-old…
Mohammed Salisu has finally decided to play for Ghana, according to the Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association, Henry Asante Twum. The Southampton defender has been reluctant in honouring a national team invite despite getting call-ups for previous international assignments. His first call-up was for the AFCON qualifiers against Sudan exactly a year ago…