{"id":98091,"date":"2023-09-07T15:37:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/07\/2023-afconq-we-have-a-balanced-squad-to-face-car\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T15:37:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:37:03","slug":"2023-afconq-we-have-a-balanced-squad-to-face-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/07\/2023-afconq-we-have-a-balanced-squad-to-face-car\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 AFCONQ: We have a balanced squad to face CAR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ghana coach,\u00a0Chris Hughton says he has a good squad ahead of the\u00a02023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final round of\u00a0qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Ghana will host the Central African Republic (CAR) in their final Group E game later today at the Baba Yara Stadium with kick-off scheduled at 16:00GMT.<\/p>\n

Thomas Partey, and Daniel Amartey among other players are not in the squad for the game due to various degrees of injuries.<\/p>\n

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Speaking ahead of the game, the former Premier League manager pointed to the experience and youthfulness squad members bring to the Black Stars that balances out the team as Ghana needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to look at the strength of the squad that we have. I think it\u2019s a good squad that we have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a good squad, it\u2019s a good balance set of squad (with) a good balance of young players and experience\u2026and we will have to pull on that experience in what will be a tough game and pull on that youthful quality that some of the young players have,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Ghana lead the\u00a0group with nine points and will need a draw to qualify for the tournament that will be hosted in Ivory Coast next year.<\/p>\n

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