The Black Galaxies will begin their preparation for the 2023 CHAN tournament with a friendly against the U-20 side of Egypt today.
The locally based national team will play the Egyptians in Cairo as a first test for the main tournament which is expected to take place in Algeria in January 2023.
In a statement, the Ghana Football Association said: “The Black Galaxies will play a friendly game against the national U20 team of Egypt, the Young Pharaohs at the Cairo International Stadium on Tuesday, December 27, 2022.
”Ghana’s home-based national team are currently in Cairo as part of preparations for the upcoming TotalEnergies African Nations Championship(CHAN) which will be staged in Algeria from January 13- February 4, 2023.
“Tuesday’s friendly against Egypt U20 will be the first of friendly games the Black Galaxies will play during their stay in Egypt,” an official statement on the GFA website said on Monday.
The match is to help Coach Annor Walker and his Black Galaxies squad to prepare for the upcoming CHAN tournament.
The friendly is coming up after a delegation made up of players, technical staff and officials arrived in Cairo on Saturday.
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