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2026 Amputee Football World Cup preparations

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National amputee football teams are preparing for the 2026 World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF) World Cup, scheduled for November 13 to 22 in San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico. The Turkish Amputee National Football Team ~~is conducting~~ has continued intensive preparations through various training phases. Following high-altitude training at the Erciyes High Altitude Camp Center in ~~Kayseri.~~ Kayseri to simulate environmental conditions, the squad moved to the Akkent Sports Village in Gaziantep for training hosted by the Şahinbey Municipality. Technical director İsmail Temiz ~~and captain Fuat Taştan stated~~ noted that the ~~training~~ team is ~~a strategic move~~ focused on technical and tactical preparations to ~~simulate environmental conditions expected~~ reclaim the world championship title they held in ~~Mexico. Goalscorer Barış Telli, referred~~ 2022. During a visit to ~~as ‘Amputee Messi’, emphasized~~ the ~~team’s objective to defend their status as world champions, noting their consistent top-three ranking since 2007.~~ Gaziantep sessions, Mayor Mehmet Tahmazoğlu highlighted the inclusion of four players from the Şahinbey Ampute Football Team in the national roster. In Ghana, the Paralympic Committee has named a 20-player provisional squad for the ‘Black Challenge’. Led by head coach Richard Stephen Obeng, the roster consists of three goalkeepers and 17 outfield players. The selection includes local talent from clubs such as Asanteman AFC, Global AFC, and Gye Nyame AFC, alongside players based in Türkiye, including Yussif Yahaya, Richard Arthur Opentil, and Hamza Mohammed. Ghana qualifies for the 24-team tournament following recent continental ~~successes, including winning the African amputee football title in 2021 and 2024,~~ successes and ~~securing gold at the 2023 African Para Games. Following a draw held in San Juan de los Lagos, Ghana’s ‘Black Challenge’~~ has been placed in Group D, where they will face Angola, Colombia, and Iraq. Liberia has also finalized its preparations, with coach Victor P. H. B. Benson announcing a 15-man squad. ~~The roster features four foreign-based players, including captain Matthew Joe, and 11 domestic players.~~ Liberia is drawn into Group A alongside host nation Mexico, Italy, and Algeria. The squad is expected to travel to Ghana for visa processing following recent medical examinations.

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