The Ghana Football Association has made a U-turn on the decision for the Black Stars to camp in South Africa ahead of the AFCON 2023.
The Black Stars will now camp in Kumasi beginning Tuesday, January 2, 2023 following a review meeting between the Management and the technical Team, the GFA has said.
Ghana was originally scheduled to open a training camp in South Africa from Sunday, December 31, 2023, for ten days ahead of the AFCON 2023 in Cote D’Ivoire.
The International friendly against Botswana scheduled on Monday, January 8, 2023 in Johannesburg has been called off and the GFA is working on finding a new opponent for the team as part of the build up to the tournament in Abidjan.
"The Association is mindful of the request of the Black Stars Technical Team for a quiet and serene camping atmosphere, and thus, the hotel 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 they will be a post-match press conference with the media."
The Association calls for public understanding and support to ensure that the objectives of the Technical Team of the Black Stars during the camping period in Kumasi are achieved.
Ghana is paired in Group B alongside giants Egypt, Cape Verde, and Mozambique.
The Black 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 other Group B game.