Black Stars Head Coach, Chris Hughton, has weighed in on the three countries Ghana will face in the forthcoming AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire next year.
The Black Stars have been pitted against North African giant, Egypt, together with Cape Verde and Mozambique in Group B.
Egypt, finalists in the last edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, have won the trophy a record 7 times.
They pipped the Black Stars 1-0 in 2010 when the two teams faced each other in the final in Angola.
Chris Hughton who is currently prepping his team for the two friendlies against Mexico and the United States of America reacted to the draw.
He stated that :
Egypt are a very experienced side, very experienced AFCON campaigners and I think they have more wins than any other country. For sure, they are very tough opposition.
But of course, it is a competition and we are very much looking forward to playing against certainly one of the best teams on the African continent at this particular moment.
And of course, Mozambique and Cape Verde, are two teams that I don’t know so much about. However, we will do all of our homework, over these coming months, watch their games from now, and before the tournament starts.
But I think whenever a group comes out, you always think that it could have been better for us, and could have been worse for us.”
Black Stars of Ghana’s AFCON 2024 matches and dates.
⛔🗓️ January 14, 2024 Sunday
🏟️ Stade Felix Houphouet, Abidjan
⚽️ 🇬🇭 Ghana v Cape Verde 🇨🇻
⛔🗓️ January 18, 2024 Thursday
🏟️ Stade Felix Houphouet, Abidjan
⚽️ 🇪🇬 Egypt v Ghana 🇬🇭
⛔🗓️ January 22, 2024 Monday
🏟️ Stade Ebimpe, Abidjan
⚽️ 🇲🇿 Mozambique v Ghana 🇬🇭
🇬🇭 Ghana has been placed in Group B for the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, alongside Egypt, Cape Verde and Mozambique.
The tournament will take place from January 13 to February 11, 2024.#BlackStars pic.twitter.com/tQxfnhByMk
— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) October 12, 2023
Groups:
Group A: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau
Group B: Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Mozambique
Group C: Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, Gambia
Group D: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Angola
Group E: Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, Namibia
Group F: Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia, Tanzania
