The Ivorian midfielder is relishing of donning the national colours of his country of birth after declining the invite of the four-time African champions for this month's international friendlies
Ghana pursuit midfielder Mohamed Diomande has said representing his country of birth at the international level had been his dream as a professional footballer.
The 22-year-old, who qualifies to play for Ghana on the international stage, failed to honour the invitation handed to him by the Black Stars manager, Otto Addo for this month's international friendlies against Nigeria and Uganda respectively.
After declining the opportunity over his nationality switch to team-up with the four-time African champions, the Ghanaian-based Right to Dream Academy graduate has said he harbours the dream of donning the national colours of the Cote D'Ivoire senior national team having figured for their U23 national youth team so far.
In a lucid statement on Instagram, the on-loan Rangers man stated; "As a child who was passionate about football, my dream was to become a professional footballer and thus defend the colours of my country wherever I went and to play with the national team.
""Today I am truly grateful to Allah for having achieved part of this dream - that of becoming a professional footballer. There remains the other part, that of joining the national team and also of making my parents proud. Furthermore, I am also aware of the interest shown in me by my host country Ghana where I spent more than seven years of my life and my training as a footballer.
"However, a lot of things have been said, but I am in direct contact with the manager affected by my decision and he is the one who has the real information regarding my choice. I would like to thank my club Rangers for their support, my family and also all my fans during this period."
