GHANA'S BLACK STARS SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIES 

By: Isaac Amponsah (Dr Ike) and Aaron Kintoh 

Ghana's Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo, has unveiled a 24-man squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Mali in September. 

The team will travel to Chad to face Les Sao at the Stade Olympique Maréchal Idriss Deby Itno in N'Djamena on Thursday, September 4, 2025, with kickoff scheduled for 1:00 pm. 

In the return fixture, the Black Stars will host Mali at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday, September 8, 2025, at 7:00 pm.

*Squad Details:*

- *Goalkeepers:*
    - Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen)
    - Joseph Anang (St. Patrick's Athletic)
    - Benjamin Asare (Accra Hearts of Oak)

- *Defenders:*
    - Gideon Mensah (Auxerre)
    - Derrick Arthur Köhn (Union Berlin)
    - Mohammed Salisu (AS Monaco)
    - Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Başakşehir)
    - Alexander Djiku (Fenerbahçe)
    - Jonas Adjetey (FC Basel)
    - Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion)
    - Caleb Yirenkyi (FC Nordsjaelland)

- *Midfielders:*
    - Elisha Owusu (Auxerre)
    - Ibrahim Osman (Auxerre)
    - Ibrahim Sulemana (Atalanta BC)
    - Abdul Salis Samed (OGC Nice)
    - Thomas Partey (Villarreal CF)

- *Forwards:*
    - Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur)
    - Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth)
    - Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy)
    - Jerry Afriyie (RAAL La Louvière)
    - Kamaldeen Sulemana (Atalanta)
    - Jordan Ayew (Leicester City)
    - Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club)
    - Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al-Qadsiah)

The Black Stars currently lead Group I with 15 points after six games played, and coach Otto Addo will be counting on his squad to secure crucial victories in their push for World Cup qualification.