Just when one thought these two West African countries had nothing to fight over, ‘Fufu’ entered the chat.

Prior to this, the friendly banter was usually over whose Jollof reigned supreme and still takes center stage in many inter-regional conversations.

That is why it took many African football fans by storm when  German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund Karim-David Adeyemi of Nigerian heritage attributed his speed on the pitch to Fufu.

This comes after the 21-year-old talisman scored the only goal from a brilliant solo run, beating Chelsea’s €121 million buy Enzo Fernandez and Kepa Arrizabalaga, to win the game.

Interestingly, Ghana also has a similar food as a native delicacy, which meant that the comment did not sit well with them.

The team posted a photograph of the German forward on Twitter with the caption, ‘Fueled by fufu’.

This phrase has drawn the battle lines once again between Ghana and Nigeria, and the turf is social media.

Ghanaians jumped on the tweet with sharing their thoughts on the matter.

Fueled by fufu 🏃‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/BbZTOFUq7q

— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) February 16, 2023

This phrase has drawn the battle lines once again between Ghana and Nigeria, and the turf is social media.

Fueled by fufu 🏃‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/BbZTOFUq7q

— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) February 16, 2023

Adeyemi is a liar if he claims Fufu as a Nigerian food. Fufu is a Ghanaian name. Google it and see. If he likes Fufu thats fine but its NOT from his roots Nigeria. He is probably referring to Eba but not "FUFU" which is a Ghanaian name. pic.twitter.com/nQjWuQWpFi

— Ervin K. Darko (@GhanaianThe) February 16, 2023

https://twitter.com/goodibn/status/1626260553365692417?s=20

notice how it’s only one country that’s crying in the comment section that fufu originated from them😭

they just want to feel important so bad 😂😂

— CB (@cokeboy_ayo) February 16, 2023

Adeyemi is a liar if he claims Fufu as a Nigerian food. Fufu is a Ghanaian name. Google it and see. If he likes Fufu thats fine but its NOT from his roots Nigeria. He is probably referring to Eba but not "FUFU" which is a Ghanaian name. pic.twitter.com/nQjWuQWpFi

— Ervin K. Darko (@GhanaianThe) February 16, 2023