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Ghana defeats Liberia to win the 2021 African amputee football title

Ghana won the 2021 African amputee football championship in Tanzania after defeating Liberia 3–2 in the final on 4 December.

Ghana’s amputee football team and supporters gather with a trophy.

Ghana’s Black Challenge with a trophy in Graphic Online’s December 2021 coverage of their African title.

Photo credit: Graphic Online (source publication; photographer not identified)

Ghana won the 2021 African amputee football championship in Tanzania after defeating Liberia 3–2 in the final on 4 December. The Black Challenge had advanced through a campaign that included victory over Angola in the semi-final.

The story

Ghanaian football reporting recorded the achievement on the day of the final, while subsequent coverage celebrated the team's continental success. This tournament was separate from the African Para Games title Ghana later won in Accra in 2023.