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2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Kobla Woyome cautions Black Stars ahead of Mali clash
Former Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sports, Wisdom Kobla Mensah Woyome, has cautioned the Black Stars to improve their performance ahead of their clash against Mali.
His remarks come after the senior national team were held to a 1-1 draw against Chad in the Matchday 7 games in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in N’Djamena on Thursday afternoon.
Speaking to the Citi Sports after the game, Mr Woyome said, “I normally would not want to be one of the thousands of coaches in addition to Otto Addo.
“Normally, if you know my style. However, I wasn’t happy. It was as if our team was so slow and they were always delaying the ball, and they were always playing the ball within their own half.
“They were not pushing forward. And those are some of the observations.
“If you juxtapose what I saw today with what we saw earlier, the first game against them in Accra, I mean, you see how very active our players played, and that resulted in the margins we saw earlier.
“And so this one, I mean, there’s a lot of sort of sluggishness or some laid-back attitude. I don’t know. So I’m sure Otto and his team should probably look at it. I don’t know. The report, if it’s available, we’ll be happy to look at it.
“I mean, what actually accounted for what we saw? I mean, if this is the way we are going to go into the Malians game on Monday, I don’t know,” he added.
The Black Stars will quickly shift focus to their next assignment, a crucial Matchday 8 clash against Mali at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday, September 8, with kick-off set for 19:00 GMT.
Despite the setback in N’Djamena, Ghana remain top of Group I with 16 points.
Source:Fiilasports/ghanasoccernet
