{"id":44463,"date":"2025-09-08T10:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44463"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:46:21","slug":"fifa-wcq26-ghana-vs-mali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-wcq26-ghana-vs-mali\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA WCQ26 : Ghana vs Mali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ghana\u2019s Black Stars will play Mali in a crunch game at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>Both teams will be aiming to get all three points to bolster their chances of securing qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"\u201cI\u2019m not afraid of getting sacked\u201d \u2013 Otto Addo on BlackStars job\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/im-not-afraid-of-getting-sacked-otto-addo-on-blackstars-job\/\">\u201cI\u2019m not afraid of getting sacked\u201d \u2013 Otto Addo on BlackStars job<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Ghana, they missed a real opportunity of safeguarding their chances of qualification as they drew 1-1 with Chad in Ndjamena on a hot Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>That point was valuable for Chad, their first point after seven rounds of games in the ongoing qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"FIFA WCQ26 : Five things we learned from BlackStars vs Chad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-wcq26-five-things-we-learned-from-blackstars-vs-chad\/\">FIFA WCQ26: Five things we learned from BlackStars vs Chad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Otto and his charges will have to do it the hard way as they play Mali in Accra. The notable absence of Villarreal midfielder Thomas Partey will come as a huge blow as he races against sickness to make the starting berth. Elisha Owusu is out on suspension due to accumulated yellow cards, while Ibrahim Sulemana is out following a brief sickness.<\/p>\n<p>The technical team gave Kwesi Sibo a late call-up. He has trained and familiarized himself with the team as things stand, hoping to make his debut in front of the teaming football<\/p>\n<p>For Mali, it\u2019s a big opportunity to silence the home fans and give them a glimmer of hope of securing qualification for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Ghana launches historic matchday brochure\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ghana-launches-historic-matchday-brochure\/\">Ghana launches historic matchday brochure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The game is at 19:00 GMT at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>Ghana\u2019s Black Stars will play Mali in a crunch game at the Accra Sports Stadium. &nbsp; Both teams will be aiming to get all three points to bolster their chances of securing qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. READ MORE: \u201cI\u2019m not afraid of getting sacked\u201d \u2013 Otto Addo on BlackStars job For<\/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],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44463","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2026-fifa-world-cup"},"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-bz9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44465,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/derrick-kohns-ghana-debut-awaits-fifa-clearance-ahead-of-mali-clash\/","url_meta":{"origin":44463,"position":0},"title":"Derrick Kohn\u2019s Ghana debut awaits FIFA clearance ahead of Mali clash","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"September 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has confirmed that Derrick Kohn is still awaiting FIFA clearance to make his debut against Mali at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday, September 8, 2025. \u00a0 Kohn was called up as part of the 25-man squad list by Otto Addo ahead of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Live Streams&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Live Streams","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/livestreams\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":44456,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-wcq26-five-things-we-learned-from-blackstars-vs-chad\/","url_meta":{"origin":44463,"position":1},"title":"FIFA WCQ26 : Five things we learned from BlackStars vs Chad","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"September 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I cringed hard watching the Black Stars of Ghana draw 1-1 against Chad at Ndjamena in a game everyone hotly tipped them to win. 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