hiː plˈeɪd fɚðə dʒˈɜːmən ˌʌndɚ ˈeɪtiːn nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm twˈaɪs ˈæftɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ dʒˈɜːmən pˈæspoːɹt ɪn ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, bˌʌt dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə plˈeɪ fɔːɹ hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv tˈoʊɡoʊ æt sˈiːnjɚ lˈɛvəl ænd wʌz ˈædᵻd tə ðɛɹ skwˈɑːd fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks fˈiːfə wˈɜːld kˈʌp fˈaɪnəlz ɪn dʒˈɜːməni, wˌɛɹ hiː ɐpˈɪɹd ɪn tˈuː ʌvðə tˈiːmz θɹˈiː ɡɹˈuːp mˈætʃᵻz.
He played for the German under-18 national team twice after receiving German passport in early 2006, but decided to play for his native Togo at senior level and was added to their squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany, where he appeared in two of the team's three group matches.