Head coach of the Black Stars of Ghana Kwesi Appiah has revealed that the Black Stars purposely came to Ethiopia for the sole objective of acclimatizing with the high altitude life.
Coach Kwesi Appiah's troops held their first training session on Tuesday evening ahead of Saturday’s AFCON qualifier against Kenya.
Addis Ababa is 2355 metres above sea level.
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“We came to Ethiopia purposely to acclimatize and so far so good almost all the players are here and we are going through our programs perfectly †Kwesi Appiah said.
“The altitude in Kenya is very high and that is the reason why we came to Ethiopia because the altitude here is higher than that in Kenya.†the Black Stars gaffer added.
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The Black Stars will play Kenya on September 8, 2018, in Nairobi.Â
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