Annor Walker’s Black Galaxies defeated the Super Eagles B in a 5-4 penalty shootout at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium to secure qualification for the TotalEnergies CHAN Tournament to be staged in Algeria next year, 2023.
Annor Walker, a 2011 Ghanaian FA Cup champion with Nania FC, initially showed his interest in managing the local team in 2020, but Kurt Okraku ultimately gave him the go-ahead on April 27, 2021, and he succeeded Ibrahim Tanko as the team’s head coach.
Before facing the Nigerians, his squad defeated the local Benin team by a score of three goals and one goal from his brainer striker, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh of Accra Hearts of Oak. This was how he started his road to this important qualification.
The Black Galaxies of Ghana defeated the Super Eagles B with two unanswered goals at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium, continuing their defensive tactical approach on the road to secure a qualification that many Ghana supporters had been yearning for after their previous failures.
Ghana last competed in the event in 2014, succumbing to a talented Libya team 4-3 on penalties, with Ghana players like Joshua Tijani, Abeiku Ainooson, and Michael Akuffu all missing their spot kicks in Cape Town Stadium, South Africa.
Since then, the Black Galaxies haven’t participated in the competition, so Annor Walker has joined other coaches who have helped the local team qualify for the competition, including Milovan Rajevac and Maxwell Konadu.
The Black Galaxies defeated the Nigerians to earn a qualification for the TotalEnergies CHAN Tournament for the second time, replicating their senior Ghana Black Stars heroics produced earlier this year at the Moshood Abiola National Sports Stadium.
Annor Walker has validated Kurt Okraku’s conviction in him to lead the local squad, according to the intelligent and curious editing staff of www.atspo.com queries to Ghanaians and football enthusiasts, because he divulged it in an appreciation message to the coach after the victory.
In a speech by the President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okraku, he stated, “This achievement is valuable because previously we’ve made two or three attempts but we couldn’t make it and you guys have done it. I want to thank coach Annor Walker for this achievement. I remember the day we gave him this job. I promised him that he had the confidence of the FA. Today he and his assistants have vindicated us for the confidence we had in them. “
