{"id":20674,"date":"2022-05-25T20:12:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T20:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/ghanaian-defender-james-abankwah-joins-italian-club-udinese"},"modified":"2022-05-25T20:12:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T20:12:14","slug":"ghanaian-defender-james-abankwah-joins-italian-club-udinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanaian-defender-james-abankwah-joins-italian-club-udinese","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian defender James Abankwah joins Italian club Udinese"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Irish-born Ghanaian centre-back James Abankwah has joined Italian serie A side Udinese.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old penned a four-year deal with the Zebras after ending his stay with Irish club St Patrick’s Athletic.<\/p>\n

Abankwah will join his Udinese teammates in pre-season on July 4, 2022 . The teenager revealed his readiness for the new chapter of his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s something I wanted to do myself. It would be nice to be able to speak another language,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be very helpful and when the manager is speaking I’ll be able to interact and have a few words with him and my team-mates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abankwah made ten appearances for St Patrick’s Athletic last season as they survived First Division football.<\/p>\n

The Dublin-born is eligible to represent Ghana at international level through his parents heritage.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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