Abraham Asiedu Attorbrah, a former Black Galaxies midfielder, predicts Ghana would win the African Nations Championship (CHAN) competition in Algeria from January 13 to February 4, 2023, for the first time ever.
At the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Ghana defeated Nigeria to advance to the tournament for the first time in eight years under the direction of Head Coach Daniel Annor Walker and his technical staff, which included former Kumasi Asante Kotoko Manager Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum and Karela United’s Bismark Kobi Mensah.
The Black Galaxies will compete in Group C against the two-time defending champions Morocco, Sudan, and newcomer Madagascar.
Ghana’s greatest performance at the CHAN tournament was first at the inaugural event in Ivory Coast, 2009, where the team placed second under Milovan Rajevac and fell to DR Congo by a score of 2–0 in the championship match.
At the 2014 competition in South Africa, where they lost to Libya in the championship game on penalties, the squad ended in second place once more under Maxwell Konadu.
Abraham Asiedu Attorbrah, a former player for New Edubiase United and Ashanti Gold, expressed his confidence in Annor Walker’s Black Galaxies during an interview at the biennial competition.
“I will speak as a Ghanaian; I would not say they will exit at the group stages or something or not qualify to the quarterfinal or the semis.
“I just wish them well; I know they have a good coach and also they are good players representing the country.
“Qualifying to the CHAN tournament is not easy, so if they have qualified it means we have quality players to compete.
“I wish Ghana gets to the final and wins the trophy we were unable to win in South Africa 2014,” he said.
At the Mohammed Hamlaoui Stadium in Constantine, the Black Galaxies will play Mozambique later on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, as part of their final preparations before their opening-round match against Madagascar on January 15.
