Ghana's Black Challenge head coach Richard Stephen Obeng remains confident his side can win the 2026 Amputee Football World Cup despite suffering a 2-0 defeat to Angola in their opening Group D encounter in Mexico on Saturday.

Published 15 Nov 2026, 02:10 GMT

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The two-time African champions endured a disappointing start to their campaign, with Obeng admitting the result came as a shock to the team.

Speaking exclusively to 3Sports after the game, the coach acknowledged the disappointment but refused to blame any individual for the defeat.

"We weren't expecting this. We are shocked, but this is football and we are not going to put blame on anybody," he said.

"We had a full-time preparation. The weather was not favourable as well, but we're not going to put that as an excuse."

Despite the setback, Obeng insists his players are determined to correct their mistakes ahead of their remaining group matches against Colombia and Iraq.

"What we are going to tell the Ghanaians is that we are going to come back stronger in all of our next games, that is from Colombia to Iraq.

"Whatever mistakes we have made, we are going to correct them this evening, before tomorrow's game. So we are coming back stronger."

The Black Challenge coach drew inspiration from Argentina's remarkable turnaround at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where Lionel Messi's side recovered from a shock opening defeat to Saudi Arabia to eventually lift the trophy.

"What we are going to use to motivate ourselves is, you can look at Argentina in the World Cup, losing against Saudi Arabia and becoming the World Champions," he explained.

Obeng subsequently delivered a bold message to Ghanaians, insisting that the team's ambition of winning the World Cup remains unchanged.

"Argentina lost against Saudi Arabia and they became World Champions. Take that and take this from me and Team Ghana.

"We are coming back home as the World Champions."

Ghana will now turn their attention to Sunday's encounter against Colombia before concluding their Group D fixtures against Iraq on Monday.

The Black Challenge will be hoping to bounce back immediately and revive their campaign after the opening defeat.

2026 Amputee World Cup: We are coming home as world champions despite Angola defeat – Black Challenge coach

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