{"id":1128953,"date":"2022-06-20T18:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T18:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/20\/black-stars-aiming-to-seal-qualification-against-angola\/"},"modified":"2022-06-20T18:00:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T18:00:30","slug":"black-stars-aiming-to-seal-qualification-against-angola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/20\/black-stars-aiming-to-seal-qualification-against-angola\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars aiming to seal qualification against Angola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650457367_634_blackstars-teampick-bbp1050-696x391.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"blackstars-teampick-bbp1050\"\/><\/div>\n<p>   <!--  --><\/p>\n<p>Henry Asante Twum, the Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association [GFA],\u00a0has said the playing body of the Black Stars is eager to seal qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] in September.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time African champions will engage Angola in a doubleheader in the next round of the qualifiers in Group E.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars will host Angola at the Cape Coast Stadium on September 19 before the return leg on September 27 at the Est\u00e1dio 11 de Novembro.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana opened its qualifiers with a win against Madagascar and a draw against the Central African Republic [CAR].<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the next round of the qualifiers, Asante Twum, who is the Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], speaking in an interview aid the team is bent on booking a qualification in the doubleheader.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw how the Black Stars performed in the two games played. A win against Madagascar and a draw against the Central African Republic,\u201d he told <strong>Asempa FM <\/strong>on the<strong> Ultimate Sports Show.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are playing Angola in September and the team is bent to seal qualification in September before the other two games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe playing body and the technical team want to have time to plan properly for the World Cup in Qatar,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Otto Addo and his charges sit top of Group E with four points after two matches played.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] will be hosted in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"iO-SuF9BOcQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sports Ministry \/ Finance Ministry where is the cash for our athletes? 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