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Ghana Football Association president, Kurt Okraku has congratulated Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton and his players for qualifying Ghana to the 2023 AFCON.
The Black Stars on Thursday, September 7, qualified for their 10th consecutive AFCON tournament after beating Central Africa Republic in Kumasi.
This is Kurt Okraku’s second AFCON qualification as the GFA president and he thanked the team for making it happen.’
“On behalf of the Ghana Football Association, I want to thank each one of you. From the head coach, the entire technical team, the captain and the rest of the playing body, I thank you. We have made it and it’s a big plus for us.”
“This is not the first time we’ve made it to the AFCON, but we needed to get Ghana there and we are in. Ayekoo!” he added.
Kurt Okraku spoke to the players in the dressing room in the company of Youth and Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif (Hon.), Vice President of the Ghana Football Association Mark Addo, Board Chairman of the National Sports Authority, Seth Panwun Boyoyo, Vice Chairman of the Black Stars Management Committee Akwasi Agyemang and Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Football Association, Samuel Aboabire.
The victory meant that Ghana qualified for the 2023 AFCON as winners of Group E.
The Black Stars finished bottom in their group without winning a single game despite being in a group consisting of Morocco, Gabon and Comoros.
