{"id":44144,"date":"2025-06-28T16:29:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44144"},"modified":"2025-06-28T16:31:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:31:32","slug":"black-stars-midfielder-michael-baidoo-joins-qatari-side-umm-salal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/black-stars-midfielder-michael-baidoo-joins-qatari-side-umm-salal\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars midfielder Michael Baidoo joins Qatari side Umm Salal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Qatari Stars League side Umm Salal SC has wrapped up the signing of Ghanaian midfielder Michael Baidoo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian teams up with the Doha-based club from English side Plymouth Argyle following their relegation to League One.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"FIFA Club World Cup \u2013 Africa teams cash out from group stages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-club-world-cup-africa-teams-cash-out-from-group-stages\/\">FIFA Club World Cup \u2013 Africa teams cash out from group stages<\/a><br \/>\nBaidoo&#8217;s stint with the English club didn&#8217;t hit the needed stride, unlike his time with Swedish outfit Elfsborg, where he scored 23 goals in over 70 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Asante Kotoko wrap deal for Zackaria Fuseini\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/asante-kotoko-wrap-deal-for-zackaria-fuseini\/\">Asante Kotoko wrap deal for Zackaria Fuseini<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old who made 13 appearances with the English club will continue his development with his new club, Umm Salal in the Qatari Stars League.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatari Stars League side Umm Salal SC has wrapped up the signing of Ghanaian midfielder Michael Baidoo. The Ghanaian teams up with the Doha-based club from English side Plymouth Argyle following their relegation to League One. READ MORE :\u00a0FIFA Club World Cup \u2013 Africa teams cash out from group stages Baidoo&#8217;s stint with the English<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":44145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8417,14057],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44144","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-ghana-football"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Baidoo.jpg?fit=810%2C576&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bu0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44148,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/richardson-takyi-joins-deportiva-santa-marta\/","url_meta":{"origin":44144,"position":0},"title":"Official : Richardson Takyi joins  Deportiva Santa Marta","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"June 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Spanish club Uni\u00f3n Deportiva Santa Marta has finalized the deal for Ghanaian forward, \u00a0 for the 2025-2026 season. 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