Salim Adams Eyes Black Stars Call-Up Amid Title Race
On current form, Salim Adams has every right to dream.
The Medeama SC midfielder is driving his club’s late-season charge, dictating games in the Ghana Premier League and delivering the kind of performances that usually force national team doors open. Yet when the conversation turns to the Black Stars, he steps back and points in one direction.
Carlos Queiroz.
“Everything depends on Carlos Queiroz. I’m ready for a Black Stars call-up,” he said, refusing to make it about anything other than the head coach’s decision.
Title charge and a statement performance
Medeama’s 2–0 victory over Gold Stars at the TnA Stadium on Sunday felt bigger than three points. It was a statement, a shift in the title race, and at the heart of it all stood Adams.
He scored twice. He walked away with the man of the match award. And he pushed Medeama four points clear at the top with just four games left, placing the club on a clear path toward only their second league crown.
It was the sort of afternoon that lingers in a selector’s mind. Big game, big pressure, big response.
Adams has been doing it all season, knitting play together in midfield and adding goals at the business end of the campaign. The noise around him is no longer just local; it is now firmly linked to the national conversation.
Under Queiroz’s watchful eye
Queiroz has not ignored the domestic scene. The Portuguese coach has been in the stands for recent Black Galaxies friendlies against Heart of Lions and Aduana FC, running the rule over several home-based players. Adams was among those under direct scrutiny.
The timing is significant. Ghana’s new era under Queiroz is taking shape, and the question of how many local players will break into his plans is gaining weight.
For now, there are no answers. The final squad remains under wraps, and Queiroz has given nothing away publicly. But the expectation is building that the Ghana Premier League will not be overlooked.
Adams, for his part, refuses to get carried away. The form is there. The numbers are there. The title push is real. Yet he keeps circling back to the same point: the decision is not his.
World Cup countdown
The clock is ticking. Queiroz is expected to name his squad by June 1, a crucial date in Ghana’s build-up to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
On June 17, Ghana open their campaign against Panama in Toronto. England and Croatia follow. It is a demanding start, the kind of schedule that tests depth, character, and tactical flexibility.
That is where players like Salim Adams come into focus. In-form, battle-hardened on domestic pitches, and hungry.
Whether that is enough to turn a standout league season into a Black Stars debut rests, as he says, with one man.
