{"id":119733,"date":"2023-11-14T16:11:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T16:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/14\/black-stars-arrive-in-kumasi-ahead-of-madagascar-game\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T16:11:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T16:11:40","slug":"black-stars-arrive-in-kumasi-ahead-of-madagascar-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/14\/black-stars-arrive-in-kumasi-ahead-of-madagascar-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars arrive in Kumasi ahead of Madagascar game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"438\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-14-152642-696x438.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-11-14 152642\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Black Stars have touched down in Kumasi ahead of their first FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifying encounter this weekend.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The players left Accra on Tuesday morning after opening camp on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>15 players opened camp with Nurudeen Abdulai of Medeama SC and Leicester City attacker getting a late call-up to replace Abdul Mumin and Kamaldeen Sulemana.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Richard Ofori, and Ernest Nuamah among other players have all teamed up with the rest of the team after failing to join the team on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The team will hold their first training session at 16:00GMT behind closed doors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The Black Stars of Ghana will face\u00a0Madagascar scheduled for the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Friday, November 17, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will later take on Comoros in Moroni on Tuesday, November 21, 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Having failed to impress in the international friendly games against Mexico and USA, the Black Stars will hope to return to winning ways.<\/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=\"H9DI3xGryYI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghana Business Awards:Dr. Nick Adjei clinches &#039;Entrepreneur of the Year&#039; for second consecutive year\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H9DI3xGryYI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars The Black Stars have touched down in Kumasi ahead of their first FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifying encounter this weekend. 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