{"id":369307,"date":"2017-11-07T19:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T19:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=369307"},"modified":"2017-11-07T19:00:55","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T19:00:55","slug":"2018-wcq-black-stars-hold-training-session-in-cape-coast-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=369307","title":{"rendered":"2018 WCQ: Black Stars hold training session in Cape Coast [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Stars\u00a0had\u00a0their first training session\u00a0on Tuesday\u00a0afternoon at the Cape Coast Stadium ahead of their final World Cup qualifier against Egypt.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">20 out of 23 players called up for the game took part in the session under the guidance of Head Coach Kwesi Appiah and his technical team.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76729\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_6397.jpg\" alt=\"img_6397\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to Citi News&#8217; Central Regional Correspondent, Joseph Ackon Mensah, Captain Asamoah Gyan was a late arrival to the session, with right back Harrison Afful and striker Patrick Twumasi expected to join the team\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1121358738\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Wednesday<\/span><\/span>.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The match\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1121358739\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Sunday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0has no real significance as Egypt have already sealed a spot at the World Cup, but Appiah has said he\u2019s using the game to assess his squad as he builds a competitive team for AFCON 2019.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76730\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_6398.jpg\" alt=\"img_6398\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76731\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_6399.jpg\" alt=\"img_6399\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76732\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_6400.jpg\" alt=\"img_6400\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76733\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_6396.jpg\" alt=\"img_6396\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By:\u00a0CitiSports<\/p>\n<p>Photos By:\u00a0\u00a0Joseph Ackon Mensah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Stars\u00a0had\u00a0their first training session\u00a0on Tuesday\u00a0afternoon at the Cape Coast Stadium ahead of their final World Cup qualifier against Egypt. 20 out of 23 players called up for the game took part in the session under the guidance of Head Coach Kwesi Appiah and his technical team. 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