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The Ghanaian national football team on Wednesday arrived in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire for the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Black Stars of Ghana arrived in Côte d’Ivoire for the AFCON 2023 dressed in Kente.
Kente refers to a Ghanaian textile, made of handwoven cloth, strips of silk and cotton.
Historically the fabric was worn in a toga-like fashion by royalty among the Ewe and Akan people of Ghana.
🛬 Touched down in Cote d'Ivoire, wrapped in our lively 'Kente' garments! 😎
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Proudly representing Ghana! 🇬🇭❤️#BlackStars | #AFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/fopaZEaHLR
— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) January 10, 2024
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The Black Stars have arrived in style. 😎🇬🇭 @GhanaBlackstars | #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/16cxq3Q3GP
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— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 10, 2024
TNG reports Andrew Ayew will lead the Ghanaian national football team for the 2023 AFCON.
Ghana’s AFCON squad
The Black Stars coach Chris Hughton named his 27-man squad to do duty in Ivory Coast.
Hughton will miss the services of injured Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey who has been battling to recover from a hamstring strain.
Also left behind is Brighton and Hove Albion utility player Tariq Lamptey who was injured back in November while in action for his club.
Full squad
Goalkeepers: Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Richard Ofori, Joe Wollacott.
Defenders: Daniel Amartey, Alexander Djiku, Abdul Fatawu Hamid, Gideon Mensah, Denis Odoi, Nicholas Opoku, Mohammed Salisu , Kingsley Schindler, Alidu Seidu.
Midfielders: Majeed Ashimeru, Osman Bukari, Baba Iddrisu, Ransford Koningsdorffer, Mohammed Kudus, Richmond Lamptey, Elisha Owusu, Joseph Paintsil, Salis Abdul Samed.
Forwards: Andre Ayew, Jordan Ayew, Ernest Nuamah, Antoine Semenyo, Jonathan Sowah, Inaki Williams.
AFCON group
Ghana will be in Group B together with continental heavyweights Egypt, Cape Verde and Mozambique.
On January 14, they will play Cape Verde before squaring up with Egypt on January 18 and finishing the group stage playing Mozambique on January 22.
It is a tricky pool and they will have to be on top of their game to not suffer the same fate as Afcon 2021 when they were eliminated in the group stages.