The UEFA Champions League winner who started his career in France noted that he had only one option, and that was to play for France because no one offered him an alternative opportunity. The 1998 FIFA World Cup winner stated that he found it baffling when people always questioned his decision to play for France instead of Ghana. “Under 15, 17, 19 and 21 I was in the French national team, nobody identified me at that time for me to come and play for Ghana. I got professional from 18, 19 and I got the opportunity to be in the French national team, there was no other choice. He added that after Seth's death, there was no follow up to find out if Marcel was as good as his brother.