Julius Okorie
Ahead of today’s Championship of African Nations clash, Black Galaxies of Ghana are good to go after feeling the Pitch of Godswill Akpabio Stadium.
The Ghanaian side that arrived Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo at about 12:15pm Friday, headed for the stadium later in the evening same day for an hour training that saw the first fifteen minutes open to the public.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe first leg played in Ghana saw the Eagles hold their hosts to a goalless draw thus taking an advantage ahead of today’s second leg clash.
The home based Eagles are seeking a return to the tournament after six years absence. Currently being supervised by the duo of Austin Eguavoen’s assistants Daniel Ogunmodede and Fidelis Ilechukwu, the Eagles are expected to consolidate on the feat achieved in Ghana to progress in the championship.
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Should the Black Galaxies fail to qualify for CHAN it will be a double loss for the West African neighbours who equally failed to qualify for the 2025 AFCON billed for Morocco. Despite a semi-flop performance in the first leg,
Ghana’s coach, Didi Dramani and his team remain optimistic of qualification a desire that will certainly not be achieved on a platter
Ogunmodede agrees that the Eagles have an advantage going into today’s match. “We are fully dedicated to staying centred and avoiding distractions,” Ogunmodede stated. “While we achieved a scoreless draw in the first leg, we must approach this home game with determination. We aimed to secure an away goal, which we didn’t achieve, but now we are ready to give our all on Saturday.”
Confederation of African Football has appointed Moroccan referee Hamza El Fariq, with his compatriots Abdessamad Abertoune, Zakaria Bouchtaoui, and Hicham Temsamani serving as assistant referees and fourth official respectively.
Prince Kai Saquee from Sierra Leone on his part will act as the commissioner, while Miboti Moise from the Democratic Republic of Congo will serve as the referee assessor.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
