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  • CHAN 2023: Chad referee Alhadji Allaou Mahamat appointed to officiate Ghana-Sudan game

    CHAN 2023: Chad referee Alhadji Allaou Mahamat appointed to officiate Ghana-Sudan game

    The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Chad referee Alhadji Allaou Mahamat to officiate Ghana’s epic clash against Sudan in the 2023 Championship for African Nations (CHAN) tournament.

    The Black Galaxies will take on Sudan in their second Group C game on Thursday at the Chahid Hamlaoui stadium in Constantine at 7pm local time.

    Ahead of the clash, CAF has settled on the 36-year-old Chad referee to handle the much-anticipated game.

    He will be assisted by Algerian Assistants, Abbes Akram Zerhouni (Assistant I), Brahim El Hamlaoui Sid Ali (Assistant II), while Celso Armindo Alvacao serves as fourth Referee.  Pedro Alogo Ondo Abeku from Equatorial Guinea will work as the Match Commissioner.

    Other Officials for the game are as follows:

    Raphael Evehe Divine Referee Assessor Cameroon Helly Zafinimanga General Coordinator Madagascar Chafik Ameur Technical Study Group Algeria Raymond Kalla Technical Study Group Cameroon Esther Musoke Marketing Officer Uganda Ibrahima Tanou Diallo Media Officer Guinea Peperipe Sehounde Media Officer Benin Almoustapha Mamane Idi Security Officer Niger Mahmoud Taher Security Officer Egypt Beida DAHANE Video Assistant Referee Mauritania Haythem GUIRAT Assistant VAR Tunisia Yasser Hosny Ahmed Abdelrahman Doping Control Egypt Eric Otogo Castane Assistant General Coordinator Gabon

    Ghana must beat Sudan to enhance their chance of qualifying out of the group.

  • CHAN 2022: David Abagna confirms team’s readiness for Madagascar game

    CHAN 2022: David Abagna confirms team’s readiness for Madagascar game

    Ghana midfielder David Abagna says the team is well prepared ahead of their opening game against Madagascar in the ongoing Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) tournament in Algeria.

    The locally based national team of Ghana has been housed in a tough Group C to face title holders Morocco, Madagascar and Sudan.

    Ghana will open their campaign against Madagascar on Sunday at the Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium in Constantine.

    Having played some good preparatory games, the Real Tamale United star says they will make Ghanaians proud.

    “We started with our preparations gradually in Ghana and increased the intensity when we got here. We played a few low-profile matches and progressed to playing tougher sides from Ghana which also included a few international friendlies,” Abagna told Cafonline in an interview.

    “So, I think our preparations have been good but there is still quite a bit of work to do.

    “We were in Algiers for a few days and also played a couple of friendly matches which gave us a taste of the weather but now that we are here in Constantine, we have to re-adjust a bit because it is much colder.

    “First is to always stick to the general goal, which is to make our country proud. Everyone back at home is paying attention to what we are doing here, and we are all here to make our country proud.

    “I think if the team does well, it will automatically rub off onto the players because you cannot do well by yourself while the team suffers”, he concluded

    The Black Galaxies will play their second match on Thursday, 19 January against Sudan before wrapping up their Group C assignment against title holders Morocco on Monday, 23 January.

  • Black Galaxies to hold first training session today

    After arriving in Cairo, Egypt, the Black Galaxies are anticipated to hold their first training session today to begin preparing for the 2023 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship(CHAN) event, which will take place in Algeria next month.

    25 players, including Technical staff and management members left Accra on December 24 and arrived in Cairo earlier this morning.

    Coach Annor Walker’s side have been camping at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram since November and will step up preparations during their 18-days stay in Cairo.

    The team will play a number of friendly matches in Cairo to smooth out the rough edges before travelling to Algeria for the biennial championship which will commence on January 13.

    Ghana’s Black Galaxies are in Group C alongside Madagascar, Sudan and Morocco in Group C.

    The Black Galaxies who have been absent from the tournament since 2014 will announce their return in their opening match against Madagascar on January 15 in Constantine, Algeria.

  • Danlad Ibrahim is optimistic Black Galaxies will excel at 2022 CHAN

    Black Galaxies goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim is highly optimistic that the team will go to the finals with the support of Ghanaians at the 2022 Championship of African Nations tournament (CHAN) in Algeria.

    Ghana will be making a record fourth appearance at the tournament in January following previous appearances in 2009, 2011 and 2014.

    The Galaxies will be seeking to restore Ghana’s glory in the competition having played in two finals in 2009 and 2014.

    “I am always happy because when we came their words and the feeling in camp from the technical team to the playing body it was marvelous,” he told GFA

    Communications.

    “Everyone was very happy to see us back in camp and yesterday that we trained together you can see the feeling was very great.”

    “With all these good relationship between we and the playing body and the technical team as well, I think we can give a good performance in the upcoming tournament and I believe In Sha Allah with the support of Ghanaians we will go far.”

  • CHAN 2022: Afriyie Barnieh and Ibrahim Danlad to join Black Galaxies camp

    Daniel Afriyie Barnieh and Ibrahim Danlad will join the Black Galaxies camp as they prepare ahead of 2023 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) next month.

    The Black Galaxies are already in camp preparing ahead of the tournament which kicks off in January.

    Afriyie Barnieh (Hearts of Oak) and Ibrahim Danlad (Asante Kotoko) were in the camp of the Black Stars for the World Cup in Qatar.

    The two players representing the home-based players did not feature in the tournament and are back home following Ghana’s World Cup exit.

     

    Afriyie Barnie and Ibrahim Danlad were instrumental in the Black Galaxies qualification to the CHAN after beating Nigeria in the final round of qualifiers.

    The Hearts of Oak star was the leading top scorer in the qualifiers and Ibrahim Danlad was the first choice goalkeeper for the team.

    Coach Annor Walker will be waiting for his two key players to join the team as they continue preparations at the Ghanaman Soccer Center of Excellence in Prampram.

    Ghana will be making a return to the tournament after missing the last three editions.

    The Black Galaxies have been paired in Group C with Morocco, Sudan and Madagascar.

    The tournament kicks off January 13, 2022 in Algeria