{"id":247408,"date":"2026-04-20T14:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsworldghana.com\/?p=247408"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:01:24","slug":"jeremiah-mensah-eligible-to-represent-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/2026\/04\/20\/jeremiah-mensah-eligible-to-represent-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremiah Mensah: Bayer 04 Leverkusen youngster eligible to represent Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Jeremiah Mensah<\/strong><\/span> has secured his long-term future at <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bayer 04 Leverkusen<\/span><\/strong> after signing a professional contract that will keep him at the club until June 2031 and is eligible to represent Ghana at the senior level of international football. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 18-year-old German-born attacking midfielder of Ghanaian descent has been rewarded for his steady rise through the ranks, having been part of the club\u2019s system since the age of six. His new deal reflects the club\u2019s confidence in his talent and long-term potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Mensah is widely regarded as one of Leverkusen\u2019s brightest young prospects, with his technical ability and creativity continuing to stand out in his development. Club officials believe his progression over the years justifies the extended contract, positioning him as a key player for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The move highlights Leverkusen\u2019s commitment to nurturing young talent, while also signaling Mensah\u2019s growing importance within the team\u2019s long-term plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeremiah Mensah has secured his long-term future at Bayer 04 Leverkusen after signing a professional contract that will keep him&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[363,358],"class_list":["post-247408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-stories","tag-bayer-04-leverkusen","tag-jeremiah-mensah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247408\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}