{"id":56958,"date":"2023-10-15T16:01:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T16:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=56958"},"modified":"2023-10-15T15:08:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T15:08:33","slug":"ghana-coach-chris-hughton-focuses-on-improvement-for-upcoming-friendlies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghana-coach-chris-hughton-focuses-on-improvement-for-upcoming-friendlies","title":{"rendered":"Ghana coach Chris Hughton focuses on improvement for upcoming friendlies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Ghana coach Chris Hughton, acknowledges the need for improvement in various aspects of their game as they gear up for friendly matches against Mexico and the United States.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hughton emphasises the importance of these games in the context of their preparations for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament next year.<\/p>\n<p>Black Stars are set to face Mexico with a scheduled 9 pm kick-off (1 am Ghana Time) at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, October 14, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Following this, they will take on the United States of America on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>Hughton expressed his perspective, saying to ghanafa.org, \u201cYou plan and hope to build something. We have two games here in the USA, which I think will be advantageous for us as regards to our preparations going into the two (2026 FIFA) World Cup games and of course into AFCON.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThere are areas of our game that we can improve; there is no doubt about that. Perhaps scoring goals early enough in games to take pressure off ourselves is one area we are seriously working on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 World Cup qualifiers will start in November with the Black Stars playing Madagascar and Comoros before the AFCON in January. Ghana will play Egypt, Cape Verde and Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. 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