CHAN 2023
Black Galaxies set to play Egypt’s U20 today ahead of 2023 African Nations Championship
Black Galaxies will play a friendly against Egypt’s U20 team to test readiness for the 2023 African Nations Championship
The Black Galaxies will play the U-20 team of Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium on Tuesday, 27 December 2022.
The team are in the Egyptian capital for camping (18 days) as they continue their preparations ahead of the 2023 African Nations Championship in Algeria.
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The Black Galaxies are expected to play a number of friendlies before jetting off to Algeria for the tournament.
Coach Annor Walker is hoping to get the boys ready for the task ahead. The mood is positive in the camp with the return of Barnieh and number one, Danlad Ibrahim.
Ghana are in Group C alongside Sudan, Morocco and Madagascar, for the tournament.
The competition starts on the 13th January and comes to an end on 14th February 2023.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the Accra Sports Stadium for Ghana’s game against Sudan.
CAF suspended the Baba Yara Sports Stadium as it did not meet its standards.
This however raised lots of fears that BlackStars might be forced to play out of Ghana with Togo, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, and Morocco suggested as possible destinations.
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CAF officials arrived in the country to inspect the Cape Coast Stadium and the Accra Sports Stadium last week and settle on the latter.
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The game is fixed for Friday, October 11, 2024, now that CAF has cleared the Accra Sports Stadium for use.
Senegal are the 2022 African Nations Championship winners after beating host nation Algeria 4-5 on penalties.
The Local Teranga Lions Stood firm to deny Algeria and took the game to penalties were they came out victorious.
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Former GFA Chairman Nhayo Tamakloe reveals why Black Galaxies failed at the 2022 CHAN
Former Chairman of the Ghana Football Association, Dr.Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has cited aging as the reason why the Black Galaxies failed to advance past the quarter-finals of the ongoing CHAN 2022.
The Black Galaxies were surprisingly knocked out Ghana of the CHAN tournament following a 2-0 defeat to Niger in Oran on Saturday.
This spate of age cheating prompted Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe to wade into the recent phenomenon that our players couldn’t keep up with their opponents’ pace and stamina.
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“I can say that our biggest problem is age cheating. We have been doing it for years and we are now seeing the effect. Modern football is about speed and stamina and the younger ones are those who can do that,” he added
“75 percent of our players are definitely 35 years plus. I’m telling you and we can verify that using the MRI scan. They look even old if you look at them in the face.”
“Look at the various countries who participated in the tournament, even in our game against Niger we looked older than them and it showed in the performance. Let’s look at this age of cheating carefully and put a stop to it.” he told Asempa FM.
Ghana lost their opening game to Madagascar, won against Sudan, and got a pass over Morocco but fell to Niger in the quarter-finals duel in Algeria.
Black Galaxies captain, Gladson Awako has made a swift return to training with his teammates, who are preparing ahead of their crucial quarterfinal game on Saturday.
The Hearts of Oak captain missed out on last week’s Thursday game against Sudan following an injury he suffered in the first group game of the CHAN tournament in Algeria.
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His return will serve as a huge boost for coach Annor Walker and his technical team who will rely on the experience that the player wilds over the team.
Black Galaxies placed second behind Madagascar and are billed to play Niger in the quarterfinals.
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