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World Cup 2026: England v Ghana – Antoine Semenyo's rise
When Antoine Semenyo signed for Bournemouth, he sent former Leeds United manager David Hockaday a bottle of Champagne.
An unlikely duo? Perhaps. But if anyone can take credit for Semenyo's rise, it is Hockaday.
On the label of the bottle read the words "hunger and belief".
Words that resonated with Semenyo so much as a teenager that, at the biggest moment of his career to that point, he felt the need to reiterate them to the man who instilled them in him.
Semenyo's journey to the top has been a complicated one. The failed academy trials, the 5am starts to play non-league football, the thoughts of quitting the sport altogether.
Semenyo and Ghana out to emulate 2010 World Cup heroes as they face England
Carlos Queiroz’s squad hope to repeat the form that almost made Ghana the first African team to reach the semi-finals
Antoine Semenyo was only 10 years old when Ghana came within a Luis Suárez handball of becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals of a World Cup. The Manchester City forward can still vividly recall the emotions that night as he watched with his family in Bexleyheath, south-east London.
“I remember being at my uncle’s house, and we were screaming after the handball, thinking we were going through,” he said in an interview last month. “Watching Ghana play in the World Cup was so special. Mum, Dad, uncles, aunties, cousins all turn up to one house, and we would watch all the games together, celebrating and screaming. Ghana came in [for me] when I was 19 or 20, so I was never going to turn it down.”
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Antoine Semenyo grew up in England with Ghanaian pride
Ghana winger discusses why he chose the Black Stars, his experience at the 2022 World Cup, playing England and more
National identity can shape an athlete long before the spotlight arrives. Antoine Semenyo reflects on why representing Ghana was never a difficult decision, even after being born in London and growing up in England.
The Manchester City winger discusses his family’s deep connection to Ghana, receiving his first call-up from the Black Stars, and how the 2022 World Cup changed the trajectory of his career. He also shares what it will mean to face England on the world’s biggest stage Tuesday and why he remains committed to helping Ghana make history.
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