{"id":44446,"date":"2025-09-01T19:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44446"},"modified":"2025-09-01T19:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:34:09","slug":"we-feel-good-semenyo-optimistic-ahead-of-world-cup-qualifers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/we-feel-good-semenyo-optimistic-ahead-of-world-cup-qualifers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We feel good&#8221; &#8211; Semenyo optimistic ahead of World Cup qualifers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Black Stars forward Antoine Semenyo is fired up for the double 2026 World Cup qualifying games.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/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>Speaking to reporters after the team&#8217;s first training session at the Accra Sports Stadium, Semenyo remarked, &#8221; We are doing good, we are waiting on the rest of the squad to arrive to get a full team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On whether the team is under pressure after they failed to qualify for AFCON 2025, he debunked the notion, suggesting that they are focused on getting two wins from the upcoming<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"2026 World Cup: Otto Addo names Black Stars squad for Chad and Mali qualifiers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/2026-world-cup-otto-addo-names-black-stars-squad-for-chad-and-mali-qualifiers\/\">2026 World Cup: Otto Addo names Black Stars squad for Chad and Mali qualifiers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The team is billed to play Chad at the Stade Olympique Mar\u00e9chal Idriss D\u00e9by Itno on September 4 and Mali four days later at the Accra Sports Stadium on September 8.<\/p>\n<p>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><\/p>\n<p>The technical team hopes the other players will team up with the rest of the squad soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars forward Antoine Semenyo is fired up for the double 2026 World Cup qualifying games. &nbsp; Speaking to reporters after the team&#8217;s first training session at the Accra Sports Stadium, Semenyo remarked, &#8221; We are doing good, we are waiting on the rest of the squad to arrive to get a full team.&#8221; On<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":42995,"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-44446","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\/03\/semenyo-antoine.jpeg?fit=266%2C190&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-byS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39587,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/world-cup-qualifiers-antoine-semenyo-fired-up-for-madagascar-and-comoros-clash\/","url_meta":{"origin":44446,"position":0},"title":"World Cup Qualifiers : Antoine Semenyo fired up for Madagascar and Comoros clash","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"November 14, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghanaian forward Antoine Semenyo has stressed the need for the Black Stars to win their 2026 World Cup qualification games against Madagascar and Comoros.\u00a0 \u00a0 According to him, team Ghana has to strive for a good start against their opponents in the upcoming campaign's double World Cup qualifiers.\u00a0 READ MORE:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;2026 FIFA World Cup&quot;","block_context":{"text":"2026 FIFA World Cup","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/2026-fifa-world-cup\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Semenyo-boy.jpg?fit=956%2C956&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Semenyo-boy.jpg?fit=956%2C956&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Semenyo-boy.jpg?fit=956%2C956&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Semenyo-boy.jpg?fit=956%2C956&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42993,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/antoine-semenyo-calls-for-support-for-black-stars\/","url_meta":{"origin":44446,"position":1},"title":"Antoine Semenyo calls for support for Black Stars","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"March 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghana international Antoine Semenyo has rallied for immense support from Ghanaians ahead of the crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers slated for March 2025. 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