The mention of such a name always makes me always think of... if... when... an African MNT will win the World Cup.
IIRC, he chose to represent his birth country. Even some 'foreign-borns' have naturalized to represent their ancestral homeland.
Others, not so much.
Ghana and Ghanaians. An easy reference case example.
A few other African countries as well.
What powerhouses they could be.
If only the 'world football'in system' wasn't detrimental to such a cause.
For a host of reasons many African roots footballers chose not to play for their ancestral countries.
I recently came across what I thought was a twitter post demonstrating an 'ideal' WC Team from Ghana.
Have not been able to find it again.
Here is a similar youtube example instead...