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  • Kantamanto ‘the official suppliers’ for Ghana Amputee team jerseys – Richard Obeng

    Kantamanto ‘the official suppliers’ for Ghana Amputee team jerseys – Richard Obeng

    Coach of Ghana’s amputee football team, the Black Challenge, Richard Obeng, revealed the team encountered difficulties during their successful run at the 2024 African Amputee Football Cup of Nations (AAFCON).

    Obeng highlighted a major hurdle they faced before departing: a shortage of jerseys. This compelled the team to acquire a new set from the well-known Kantamanto market.

    “The jerseys we wore to participate in the AAFCON were bought at Kantamanto. This was not catered for,” Coach Obeng stated during an interview with Starr FM.

    The coach highlighted the limited sponsorship received, which covered only tickets and the participation fee, leaving the team without provisions for accommodation.

    “The hotel in which we slept for the tournament was taken care of by the local organizing committee. We did not even have camping.

    From our budget, we never received anything except the participation fee, which was $8,500,” he explained.

    Coach Obeng also addressed the need for financial accountability, a sentiment echoed by the Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif.

    Despite the challenges, the team remains committed to transparency and responsible management of funds.

    “It’s not my private team or a private club. We are aware that one day we will have to account.

    In 2021, when we travelled with our own money, we still have an account of that on our record, right? But nobody asked us to bring our expenditure,” he concluded.

  • Nobody met us at the airport, no opportunity to meet the President yet – Amputee team coach on NSA claims

    Nobody met us at the airport, no opportunity to meet the President yet – Amputee team coach on NSA claims

    Coach of the Black Challenge team, Richard Obeng, has condemned the National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports for their neglect of the team upon their return from the African Amputee Football Cup of Nations (AAFCON) in Egypt.

    Despite successfully defending their title, the national amputee football team encountered significant challenges upon returning home.

    During an exclusive interview in Kumasi, Coach Obeng detailed the team’s hardships and highlighted the lack of recognition from the authorities.

    He also disclosed that their initiative to seek support elsewhere prompted a delayed response from the Ministry.

    “We have not been going around begging for alms after winning the tournament,” Obeng said.

    “We first went to the NSA and inquired why no one met us to receive our trophy. We were told they were not aware of our return. This was false because the date for our return tickets was known to them.”

    The coach also recounted their visit to Pastor Adom Kyei, who had previously purchased the jerseys for the team.

    “We went to him because he purchased the jerseys we wore at the tournament for us. We had no jerseys. We went there just to show our appreciation,” Obeng explained.

    The turning point came after the team met with former President John Mahama. This meeting seemed to prompt the Ministry to finally reach out.

    “We were only called after we visited Ex-President Mahama. Prior to that, we had made a request to present the trophy to the Minister on the 3rd of June or any date that might be appropriate for the Minister. But we didn’t get any response. We only got his attention after we visited the ex-president,” Obeng stated.

    The Black Challenge team won the AAFCON 2024 in Egypt, for the second time after beating Morocco in the final.

  • No challenger! Stonebwoy congratulates Ghana’s amputee team after AAFCON triumph

    No challenger! Stonebwoy congratulates Ghana’s amputee team after AAFCON triumph

    Multiple award-winning dancehall artist Livingstone Etse Satekla, known by his stage name Stonebwoy, has praised the national amputee team, the Black Challenge, for winning the Amputee Africa Cup (AAFCON).

    The acclaimed musician took to Twitter to congratulate the team on their remarkable achievement.

    “CONGRATULATIONS CHAMPIONS…#BlackChallenge NO CHALLENGER,” he wrote on X while quoting a tweet about the team’s triumph.

    The Black Challenge came from a goal down to beat Morocco 2-1 in the finals on Monday, May 27, 2024.

    The win confirms Ghana as back-to-back winners of the competition and have also secured a place in the 2026 Amputee World Cup in Panama.

    The squad is expected to arrive in Ghana on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.