Black Galaxies will commence their pre-camping in Cairo, Egypt today as they continue preparations for the 2022 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship( CHAN) tournament which will be staged in Algeria next month.
The team left Accra on December 24 and arrived in Cairo on Sunday.
Coach Annor Walker’s side have been camping at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram since November and will step up preparations during their 18-day stay in the North African country.
The team will play a number of friendly matches in Cairo to smooth out the rough edges before travelling to Algeria for the biennial championship which will commence on January 13.
Ghana’s Black Galaxies are in Group C alongside Madagascar, Sudan and Morocco in Group C.
The Black Galaxies who have been absent from the tournament since 2014 will announce their return in their opening match against Madagascar on January 15 in Constantine, Algeria.
Meanwhile, Hearts of Oak midfielder Gladson Awako has been confirmed as the captain of the side ahead of 2022 CHAN tournament.
Awako, who has been acting as captain of the side during the qualification stage for the CHAN tournament will be assisted by club teammate Daniel Afriyie Barnieh as 1st vice-captain and RTU midfielder David Sandan Abagna as 2nd vice-captain.
