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Amputee football: Ghana face Angola at 2026 World Cup

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Amputee football: Ghana face Angola at 2026 World CupJames Moore200 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ghana’s amputee football team, the Black Challenge, have completed their final training session before facing Angola on Saturday at the 2026 Amputee Football World Cup in San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico. Ghana are in Group D with Angola, Colombia and Iraq, according to MyJoyOnline.

Ghana’s amputee football team, the Black Challenge, have completed their final training session before facing Angola at the 2026 Amputee Football World Cup on Saturday in San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico, reports MyJoyOnline. The 15 players carried out light exercises, stretching and fitness drills.

The technical staff then brought the players together to present the new rules introduced for the 2026 tournament. The technical officials explained that the changes were intended to strengthen player discipline both on and off the pitch, according to MyJoyOnline. Ghana are in Group D with Angola, Colombia and Iraq.

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