{"id":73593,"date":"2023-06-05T16:39:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T16:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/05\/winning-2023-afcon-will-be-amazing\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T16:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T16:39:13","slug":"winning-2023-afcon-will-be-amazing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/05\/winning-2023-afcon-will-be-amazing\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning 2023 AFCON will be amazing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/skysports-ghana-world-cup-tariq-lamptey_6051594-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"skysports-ghana-world-cup-tariq-lamptey_6051594\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Black Stars defender, Tariq Lamptey, says playing and winning the\u00a02023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be an amazing feeling.<\/p>\n<p>The Brighton and Hove Albion right-back made his debut against Brazil in an international friendly ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lamptey made two appearances for the Black Stars at the Mundial in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Ghana is on the verge of qualifying for the next edition of the AFCON to be staged in Ivory Coast next year.<\/p>\n<p>Tariq, who is yet to feature under Chris Hughton, believes winning the trophy in his maiden appearance at the continent\u2019s most prestigious tournament\u00a0will be \u2018amazing.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very excited [about the prospect of playing at the AFCON]. Obviously, there are a few steps before that \u2014 qualification first and league games. I have to play to get myself into a competitive form,\u201d he told Joy Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s an amazing competition and the ultimate goal will be to go and lift it. It will be amazing to play there and experience it and hopefully, we can do well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will take on Madagascar in the matchday five games of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) later this month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/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=\"9SUnq7wvoKM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Job Creation: School Feeding Programme provides over 34,000 jobs - Gender Ministry (05-06-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9SUnq7wvoKM?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 defender, Tariq Lamptey, says playing and winning the\u00a02023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be an amazing feeling. The Brighton and Hove Albion right-back made his debut against Brazil in an international friendly ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.\u00a0 Lamptey made two appearances for the Black Stars at the Mundial in Qatar. 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