{"id":44465,"date":"2025-09-08T11:41:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44465"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:41:31","slug":"derrick-kohns-ghana-debut-awaits-fifa-clearance-ahead-of-mali-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/derrick-kohns-ghana-debut-awaits-fifa-clearance-ahead-of-mali-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Kohn\u2019s Ghana debut awaits FIFA clearance ahead of Mali clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>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.<\/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>Kohn was called up as part of the 25-man squad list by Otto Addo ahead of the doubleheader against Chad and Mali.<\/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>Otto confirmed in his pre-game interview that Kohn was still awaiting his FIFA clearance to make his debut, reason he wasn&#8217;t selected against Chad<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, yeah, we had a lot of difficulties in Chad. One was also Derek. We didn\u2019t get the FIFA approval. To that point, we were hoping that we got it, and up to now, we haven\u2019t gotten it. I\u2019m hoping that it will come tomorrow morning. This is the status quo,\u201d Addo told reporters at the pre-match press conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana coach stressed that his selections are driven by quality rather than where players are developed. \u201cIn general, we are always open to any kind of players who are of Ghanaian descent. I always say it\u2019s not about local players; it\u2019s not about players from outside, or who are born in the diaspora. It\u2019s about quality, and we are looking for all kinds of players. At the end, I have to choose,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"FIFA WCQ 26 : BlackStars fail to win against Chad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-wcq-26-blackstars-fail-to-win-against-chad\/\">FIFA WCQ 26: BlackStars fail to win against Chad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ghana and Mali will go head-to-head in round eight of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification game.<\/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>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. &nbsp; Kohn was called up as part of the 25-man squad list by Otto Addo ahead of the doubleheader against Chad and Mali.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":44466,"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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44465","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-livestreams"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Derrick-Kohn.jpeg?fit=310%2C163&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bzb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44435,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/2026-world-cup-otto-addo-names-black-stars-squad-for-chad-and-mali-qualifiers\/","url_meta":{"origin":44465,"position":0},"title":"2026 World Cup: Otto Addo names Black Stars squad for Chad and Mali qualifiers","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"August 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"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. 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