{"id":40054,"date":"2023-12-31T08:39:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T08:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=40054"},"modified":"2023-12-31T09:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T09:25:00","slug":"afcon-2023-chris-hughton-to-announce-blackstars-squad-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-chris-hughton-to-announce-blackstars-squad-on-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2023 &#8211; Chris Hughton to announce BlackStars squad on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Ghana Football Association has announced that BlackStars coach Chris Hughton will make public his squad expected to play in the upcoming AFCON 2023 slated for Ivory Coast on Monday, January 1, 2024.<\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The media event will take place at the Alisa Hotel at 11 am.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Haughton initially put out a 55-man squad list in the squad which he is said to trim down to a final 27-man squad before camping starts on Januey.2,2023 in Kumasi, Ghana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Match Preview &amp; Predictions \u2013 Hearts of Oak vs Bechem United\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-preview-predictions-hearts-of-oak-vs-bechem-united\/\">Match Preview &amp; Predictions \u2013 Hearts of Oak vs Bechem United<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The BlackStars were billed to travel to South Africa for a ten-day camping. After continued public outcry, the GFA and Sports Ministry reversed the decision and decided to camp in Kumasi, which is weather-friendly and will help court the needed support from fans as well as preserve taxpayers \u2019 money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Match Preview &amp; Predictions \u2013 Nations FC vs Nsoatreman\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-preview-predictions-nations-fc-vs-nsoatreman\/\">Match Preview &amp; Predictions \u2013 Nations FC vs Nsoatreman<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ghana will play Namibia in an international friendly at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2024, as they gear up for the tournament in Cote D\u2019Ivoire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Saharafootball.net<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> has learned that players like Andre Ayew, Jordan Ayew, Thomas Partey, Mohammed Kudus, Richard Ofori, Inaki Williams, Antoine Semenyo, Elisha Owusu, Mohammed Salisu, Joseph Painstil, Salis Ahmed, Baba Iddrisu, Jonathan Sowah will feature heavily in the 27-man squad yet to be announced by Chris Haughton.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Football Association has announced that BlackStars coach Chris Hughton will make public his squad expected to play in the upcoming AFCON 2023 slated for Ivory Coast on Monday, January 1, 2024. The media event will take place at the Alisa Hotel at 11 am. Haughton initially put out a 55-man squad list in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":40055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12790,8417],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-40054","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afcon-u23","8":"category-featured"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HUGHTON-BLACKSTARS.jpg?fit=624%2C429&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-aq2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40193,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-chris-hughton-disappointed-with-cape-verde-loss\/","url_meta":{"origin":40054,"position":0},"title":"AFCON 2023: Chris Hughton disappointed with Cape Verde loss","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"January 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghana head coach Chris Hughton has expressed disappointment after recording a defeat in the opening game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). \u00a0 The Black Stars shockingly lost to the Blue Sharks for the first time in a game they were hotly tipped to win. 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