Former Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sports, Wisdom Kobla Mensah Woyome, has urged the Black Stars to raise their performance levels ahead of their upcoming encounter with Mali.
His comments follow Ghana’s 1-1 draw against Chad in Thursday’s Matchday 7 fixture of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in N’Djamena.
Speaking to Citi Sports after the game, Mr. Woyome expressed disappointment with the team’s display.
“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.”
He contrasted Thursday’s performance with Ghana’s earlier meeting against Chad in Accra, noting the noticeable difference in intensity.
“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 now turn their attention to a crucial Matchday 8 clash with Mali at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday, September 8, with kick-off scheduled for 19:00 GMT.
Despite the setback in N’Djamena, Ghana remains atop Group I with 16 points.
Source: Samuel Appiah
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