{"id":48228,"date":"2023-03-23T12:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T12:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/23\/chris-hughton-faces-angola-test-today\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T12:09:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T12:09:16","slug":"chris-hughton-faces-angola-test-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/23\/chris-hughton-faces-angola-test-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Hughton Faces Angola Test Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Newly-appointed Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton, faces a litmus test as his side faces the Palancas Negras of Angola in an African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier in Kumasi today.<\/p>\n<p>The coach appeared combat ready for the task at his unveiling on Monday, and if that is anything to go by then the Group E joint leaders stand a good chance to at least consolidate their lead with a win.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, a win will make the reverse fixture in few days less daunting, and again plant their foot firmly for qualification.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinning football matches that will get you into a better position will be one of my priorities,\u201d said Houghton.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana now has a full house, with the arrival of all the foreign players, and the good news is, there are no injury concerns in camp.<\/p>\n<p>In like manner, the Angolans, who have proven to be tough customers to their Ghanaian counterparts, over the years, did appear ready for the Kumasi clash; raising the stakes in today\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>The Angolan coach Pedro Concalves said, \u201cWe know the difficulties we are going to encounter, but we are ready to play a good game in Kumasi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is obvious that Ghana has changed coaches but I believe there won\u2019t be much change from their performance at the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Kofi Owusu Aduonum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Newly-appointed Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton, faces a litmus test as his side faces the Palancas Negras of Angola in an African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier in Kumasi today. 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