{"id":44952,"date":"2025-12-19T00:29:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T00:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44952"},"modified":"2025-12-19T00:29:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T00:29:58","slug":"derek-boateng-against-the-inclusion-of-hudson-odoi-and-eddie-nketiah-to-the-blackstars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/derek-boateng-against-the-inclusion-of-hudson-odoi-and-eddie-nketiah-to-the-blackstars\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Boateng against the inclusion of Hudson-Odoi and Eddie Nketiah to the BlackStars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Black Stars midfielder Derek Boateng has strongly opposed the inclusion of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Eddie Nketiah in Ghana&#8217;s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/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>According to the skillful midfielder, the team would not benefit from their presence; hence, it was not necessary to add them to the setup ahead of the global showpiece.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should not invite them. Hudson-Odoi and Nketiah, no,\u201d Boateng said. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s fair. It\u2019s not fair for the rest of the players,\u201d he told Sporty FM<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will go head-to-head with Panama, England, and Croatia at the World Cup.<\/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>Former Black Stars midfielder Derek Boateng has strongly opposed the inclusion of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Eddie Nketiah in Ghana&#8217;s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. &nbsp; According to the skillful midfielder, the team would not benefit from their presence; hence, it was not necessary to add them to the setup ahead of the global<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":44953,"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-44952","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\/12\/Derek-Boateng.jpg?fit=288%2C175&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bH2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44695,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/im-not-aware-of-any-interest-from-nketia-odoi-dr-abbey\/","url_meta":{"origin":44952,"position":0},"title":"&#8220;I\u2019m not aware of any interest from Nketia, Odoi&#8221;  Dr. Abbey","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"October 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Dr. Randy Abbey, chairman of the Black Stars Management Committee, has stated that he is oblivious of any interest of players of Ghanaian descent looking to switch allegiance to Ghana. \u00a0 This development comes after the Black Stars secured qualification for their FIFA World Cup to be staged in North\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/randy-abbey.jpg?fit=600%2C596&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/randy-abbey.jpg?fit=600%2C596&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/randy-abbey.jpg?fit=600%2C596&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44960,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-report-nations-fc-1-0-young-apostles\/","url_meta":{"origin":44952,"position":1},"title":"Match Report \u2013 Nations FC 1-0 Young Apostles","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"December 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Emmanuel Annor's first half strike for Nation FC was enough to beat Young Apostles. \u00a0 The home team have endured a torrid campiagn so far in the league a big contrast to how they were inches away from clinching 2024\/2025 Ghana Premier League. 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