Ghanas quest for global recognition in amputee football has gathered momentum after Black Challenge head coach Stephen Richard Obeng settled on his final 15-man squad for the 2026 WAFF Mens Amputee Football World Cup, with the team scheduled to depart for Mexico on Tuesday, November 10.Obeng has selected three goalkeepers and 12 outfield players for the tournament, which runs from November 13 to 22 in San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico, as Ghana prepare to test their continental credentials against some of the world’s best.The team’s preparations have received a significant boost through financial support from Gold Fields, while the Ghana Football Association has reiterated its commitment to the Black Challenge. The association is working alongside the National Amputee Football Association of Ghana and the Ministry of Sports and Recreation to support the team’s campaign.Ghana have been drawn in Group D of the 24-nation competition, where they will face Angola, Colombia and Iraq in what promises to be a demanding group-stage challenge.Angola, in particular, will provide a stern test for the Black Challenge, having demonstrated their pedigree on the global stage by lifting the World Cup title in Mexico in 2018 before securing a runners-up finish in 2022.However, Ghana will not be short of confidence heading into the competition, having built an impressive record in African amputee football in recent years.The Black Challenge were crowned African champions in 2021 before adding another major honour with gold at the inaugural African Para Games in Accra in 2023. They subsequently retained their continental crown at the 2024 African Amputee Football Championship in Cairo, edging Morocco 21 in the final.That victory not only reaffirmed Ghana’s dominance in African amputee football but also guaranteed their place at the 2026 global showpiece.
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