The Ghana Football Association hasĀ announced that a review meeting between the Management & Technical Team came to a conclusion that Black Stars’ camping venue set for it has South Africa ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations be changed.
A training camp was originally supposed to commence for Ghana on Sunday, December 31, 2023, and run for ten days, leading up to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Tournament in Cote D’Ivoire. The squad will now camp in Kumasi starting on Tuesday, January 2, 2023, as a result of the change of decision.
The team’s international friendly against Botswana that was supposed to take place in Johannesburg on Monday, January 8, 2023 has been cancelled. As part of the preparation for the Abidjan tournament, the FA is currently looking for a new opponent.
Due to the Association’s consideration of the Black Stars Technical Team’s request for a calm and peaceful camping environment, the hotel will not be open to the general public or the media.
Once more, the training sessions will be held in private and off-limits to the general public and journalists.
Nonetheless, the group plans to host a meeting for the media. The public is also welcome to attend the friendly match, and following the game, there will be a press conference with the media.
On Sunday, January 14, the Black Stars will play their first game of the AFCON tournament against Cape Verde. On January 18, they will play Egypt, the current record holder, and on January 22, they will play Mozambique in the other Group B match.