Ghanas Black Challenge will open their 2026 WAFF Amputee Football World Cup campaign against former champions Angola in a demanding Group D fixture on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
The match will be played at San Martin in San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico, where the reigning African champions will face the team that won the World Cup in 2018. Angola were also runners-up at the 2022 tournament, making them one of the strongest sides in the group.
Ghana will play Colombia the following day, Sunday, November 15, at Santa Lucia 1, before completing their group-stage schedule against Iraq on Monday, November 16, at Santa Lucia 2.
The tournament will run from November 1322, 2026, and will bring together 24 national teams representing Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Ghana will be seeking to carry their dominant record in African amputee football into the global competition.
Group D offers little margin for error, with Colombia and Iraq also standing between the Black Challenge and a place in the knockout stages. Ghanas opening assignment against Angola is particularly challenging given their opponents record at previous World Cups.
Angolas title in 2018 was followed by a runners-up finish in 2022, while Ghana arrive in Mexico as the current African champions. Their recent achievements have established them as one of the leading teams on the continent.
The Black Challenge first won the African Amputee Football Championship in 2021. Two years later, they claimed gold at the inaugural African Para Games in Accra in 2023.
Ghana then successfully retained their continental title in Cairo in 2024, beating Morocco 21 in the final. That victory secured their place at the 2026 World Cup and extended a run of success that has made them a major force in African amputee football.
Their performance in Mexico will now determine whether they can turn that continental dominance into progress on the world stage, beginning with the test against Angola.
