France, June 5 -- Four years ago at the World Cup in Qatar, Antoine Semenyo was a striker at English second-division club Bristol City.

He will go with the Black Stars - as Ghana are nicknamed - to the World Cup in 2026 following a campaign with an altogether different city - Manchester.

Semenyo, who had just turned 26, was drafted into Pep Guardiola's Abu Dhabi-funded constellation of stars on 9 January after nearly four years with the Premier League club Bournemouth. Dream start in Manchester

He was an instant hit with his new side. He scored once and provided an assist in a 10-1 FA Cup victory over Exeter City on 10 January.

A few days later, he opened the scoring in a 2-0 win at Newcastle United in the first leg of the League Cup ...