Beitar Jerusalem plans to sign Eugene Ansah even if he must register as a foreign player

Beitar Jerusalem is preparing to sign M.S. Ashdod winger Eugene Ansah and says it will do so even if he is registered as a foreign player. The club would prefer to list the Ghanaian as an Israeli, but his citizenship process is still unresolved after nearly a year.

Ashdod began working on Ansah’s naturalization last summer and asked the Israeli Football Association for support so he could become eligible for the national team. After his expected move to Beitar, the club plans to intensify efforts to complete the citizenship process.

If the process is finished by the end of the summer transfer window in September, Beitar will try to obtain temporary approval to register him as an Israeli. The club is expected to cite past cases in which the Supreme Court approved players’ status temporarily while their Israeli citizenship was close to being finalized.

Beitar remains optimistic that Ansah will start the season as an Israeli player, but officials say they are prepared to wait several more months if needed.