{"id":44435,"date":"2025-08-27T09:53:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44435"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:53:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:53:59","slug":"2026-world-cup-otto-addo-names-black-stars-squad-for-chad-and-mali-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/2026-world-cup-otto-addo-names-black-stars-squad-for-chad-and-mali-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Cup: Otto Addo names Black Stars squad for Chad and Mali qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has unveiled a 25-man squad for Ghana\u2019s upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Chad and Mali.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\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<div>Thomas Partey, Jordan Ayew, and Mohammed Kudus headline the squad list released by the technical team for the upcoming crucial qualifiers in September 2025.<\/div>\n<div>Accra Hearts of Oak\u2019s Benjamin Asare, Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen), and \u00a0Joseph Anang (St. Patrick\u2019s Athletic) were selected as the goalkeepers.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE: <a title=\"Belgian side RAAL La Louviere sign Jerry Afriyie on loan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/belgian-side-raal-la-louviere-sign-jerry-afriyie-on-loan\/\">Belgian side RAAL La Louviere sign Jerry Afriyie on loan<\/a><\/div>\n<div>On the defensive front, Gideon Mensah (Auxerre), Derrick Arthur K\u00f6hn (Union Berlin), Mohammed Salisu (AS Monaco), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Ba\u015fak\u015fehir), Alexander Djiku (Fenerbah\u00e7e), Jonas Adjetey (FC Basel), Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion), and Caleb Yirenkyi (FC Nordsjaelland).<\/div>\n<div>Elisha Owusu (Auxerre), Ibrahim Osman (Auxerre), Ibrahim Sulemana (Atalanta BC), Abdul Salis Samed (OGC Nice), and Ghana\u2019s vice-captain Thomas Partey (Villarreal CF) will form the fulcrum in the heart of midfield.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE: <a title=\"GHALCA Top 4 : Bibiani Gold Stars 2-1 Kotoko\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ghalca-top-4-bibiani-gold-stars-2-1-kotoko\/\">GHALCA Top 4: Bibiani Gold Stars 2-1 Kotoko<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Evergreen Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth, Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), Jerry Afriyie (RAAL La Louvi\u00e8re), Kamaldeen Sulemana (Atalanta), Jordan Ayew (Leicester City), I\u00f1aki Williams (Athletic Club), Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al-Qadsiah), Mohammed Kudus, and Jordan Ayew.<\/div>\n<div>The Black Stars will face Chad on Thursday, September 4, at the Stade Olympique in N\u2019Djamena before hosting Mali on Monday, September 8, at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\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>Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has unveiled a 25-man squad for Ghana\u2019s upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Chad and Mali. Thomas Partey, Jordan Ayew, and Mohammed Kudus headline the squad list released by the technical team for the upcoming crucial qualifiers in September 2025. Accra Hearts of Oak\u2019s Benjamin Asare, Lawrence Ati-Zigi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":43850,"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":[17014,8417],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44435","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2026-fifa-world-cup","8":"category-featured"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Black-Stars-vs-Nigeria-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C2170&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-byH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44439,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-wcq-14-black-stars-players-arrive-for-camping\/","url_meta":{"origin":44435,"position":0},"title":"FIFA WCQ 26: 14 Black Stars players arrive for camping","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"September 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Black Stars of Ghana opened camp today in Accra ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. \u00a0 As things stand, fourteen players have arrived in the country from their clubs in Europe and are ready to hoist the flag of the nation high in the upcoming qualifiers. 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