The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced a change in camping base for the Black Stars who will now be camped in Kumasi ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, instead of the previously announced Johannesburg, South Africa.
The change in plans, according to the GFA, follows a review meeting between the Management & Technical Team.
Ghana was originally scheduled to open a training camp in South Africa from Sunday, December 31, 2023, for a 10-day period ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Tournament in Cote D’Ivoire. Following the decision, the team will now camp in Kumasi beginning Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
Similarly, an international friendly against Botswana scheduled for Monday, January 8, 2023 in Johannesburg has also been called off and the FA says it is working on finding a new opponent for the team as part of the build up to the tournament in Abidjan.
The Association explained that it is mindful of the request of the Black Stars Technical Team for a quiet and serene camping atmosphere, and thus, the hotel to host the team will be strictly inaccessible to the public and the media.
Again, the training sessions will be behind closed doors and not available to the public and media.
The team will, however, organise a session with the media. The friendly match will also be open to the public, after which there will be a post-match press conference with the media.
The Black Stars are paired in Group B alongside Egypt, Cape Verde, and Mozambique. The Stars will open their campaign against Cape Verde on Sunday, January 14, before taking on record holders Egypt on January 18 and play Mozambique on January 22 in the final Group game.
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