Ghana’s 2026 World Cup Dreams Hit by Late Draw in Chad

Ghana’s 2026 World Cup dreams hit by late draw in Chad

Chad netted an 89th-minute equaliser to grab a surprise 1-1 draw against Ghana in African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup. It had looked like the West Africans would be going six points clear at the top of Group I following Jordan Ayew’s first-half tap in. But Celestin Ecua drove forward and unleashed a left-footed shot from the edge of the area which took a big deflection past Black Stars keeper Benjamin Asare to the delight of the home …

Every word from Coach Otto Addo post Chad Press Conference

After seeing his side concede late against Chad in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier, Otto Addo gave his thoughts in the post-match press conference. He spoke about missed opportunities, playing in a very difficult terrain, tactics, and our game plan and more. Here is everything he had to say: On the result Yeah, it’s very disappointing. Just one point for us. Yeah, it’s not easy for us to play on this ground, in the heat, but we have to take it…

FIFA 2026 WCQ: Ghana Maintains Group I Lead Despite Late Chad Equaliser

Ghana stayed top of Group I in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers despite being held to a 1–1 draw by Chad in N’Djamena on Thursday. Jordan Ayew opened the scoring in the 17th minute, finishing calmly from Mohammed Kudus’ assist. Read Also: Wilfred Ndidi: One Step At a Time, Super Eagles Must Beat Rwanda The Leicester City striker’s sixth goal of the campaign kept him second on the CAF scoring chart, behind Gabon’s Denis Bouanga on eight. The Bl…

Chad 1-1 Ghana: Black Stars player ratings - Mensah 4/10, Ayew 8/10, Salis 4, Kudus average - Live Ghana TV

Ghana’s Black Stars were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Chad in N’Djamena after Celestin Ecua’s 90th-minute equaliser cancelled out Jordan Ayew’s first-half opener. Despite dominating possession and creating several chances through Antoine Semenyo, Mohammed Kudus, and Caleb Yirenkyi, Otto Addo’s men failed to kill off the game. The result, while keeping Ghana top of Group I, is viewed as a setback in their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign…

2026 WCQ: We couldn’t play fast because the pitch wasn’t watered, says Otto Addo

Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has taken aim again at the playing surface at the Stade Olympique Idris Deby Itno by stating that the dry state of the pitch played a role in Ghana’s poor performance against Chad in N’Djamena. He said this in a post-game presser after Ghana played out a frustrating 1-1 draw with the home side Chad to miss out on extending its lead atop Group I standings. Ghana took the lead in the 17th minute through Jordan Ayew…