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Ghana's Black Challenge drawn in Group D for 2026 WAFF Amputee Football World Cup

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African Paralympic Committee emblemAFRICAPARALYMPICS.ORGGhana's Black Challenge drawn in Group D for 2026 WAFF Amputee Football World CupThe Ghana Football Association’s later World Cup preview includes Accra 2023 gold among the Black Challenge’s major continental achievements. It links that success with the team’s 2021 and 2024 African championship titles as preparations continued for Mexico. This is a retrospective reference to the Games, not a report published during the 2023 tournament.
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The Ghana Football Association’s later World Cup preview includes Accra 2023 gold among the Black Challenge’s major continental achievements. It links that success with the team’s 2021 and 2024 African championship titles as preparations continued for Mexico. This is a retrospective reference to the Games, not a report published during the 2023 tournament.

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Ghanaian delegation members in matching patterned outfits gather around Ghana’s flag; several athletes use crutches. 1,141 Flickr archive photographs
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CAAF gives go ahead for amputee football competition at African Para Games

The Confederation of African Amputee Football approved preparations for its competition after a three-day facilities inspection in Accra. The visiting team examined playing surfaces, seating and spectator facilities, and met Ghana’s sports minister. The report records sport-specific readiness work alongside the broader programme reductions already announced for the Games.

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French Embassy in Ghana marks first African Para Games with cocktail dinner

A French Embassy reception brought sporting leaders, officials and athletes together during the Games. Julien Lecas represented the ambassador, alongside Ghana Olympic Committee president Ben Nunoo Mensah and AfPC president Samson Deen. The occasion connected the Accra event with wider discussions of inclusion, regional cooperation and preparations for the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

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Hosts Ghana clinch amputee football crown at African Para Games

Ghana won the amputee football title after coming from behind to defeat Morocco 2–1. The result reversed the hosts’ earlier group-stage loss to the same opponents and gave home supporters a gold-medal celebration. The report also covered Alwande Sikhosana’s men’s wheelchair tennis title, bringing together two of the Games’ closing-weekend highlights.

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African Paralympic Committee emblemAFRICAPARALYMPICS.ORGGhana's Black Challenge drawn in Group D for 2026 WAFF Amputee Football World CupThe Ghana Football Association’s later World Cup preview includes Accra 2023 gold among the Black Challenge’s major continental achievements. It links that success with the team’s 2021 and 2024 African championship titles as preparations continued for Mexico. This is a retrospective reference to the Games, not a report published during the 2023 tournament.
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