Hearts Of Oak duo Amankwah and Suraj dropped from Black Galaxies squad for 2022 CHAN tournament

Coach Annor Walker has narrowed down his options to 25 players as the Black Galaxies head to Egypt for 18 days to fine-tune preparations for the Algeria 2022 Championship of African Nations (CHAN).

After the initial 40 players were called up for this tournament, a few more players including Sherif Mohammed, Razak Yusif and Caleb Amankwah were added to the team.

But Caleb Amankwah and his Hearts of Oak teammate Suraj Seidu – who played a key role in the qualifying campaign – are big names who have been omitted from Saturday’s trip to Cairo.

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The 2022 edition of the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) is scheduled to begin on January 13 and culminate on February 4, 2023, at the Baraki Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers.

Ghana, a member of Group C, will be based in Constantine and play all its matches at the Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium.

The Black Galaxies kick-start their campaign against Madagascar on Sunday, January 15 before taking on Sudan (third-place finishers in 2011 and 2018) in their second game four days later.

Ghana and Morocco – who have won the last two editions – will then meet in their final group match on Monday, January 23.

All three of Ghana’s group games have the same kickoff time – 20:00 GMT.