Ghana will begin their bid for a first global title at the 2026 WAFF Amputee Football World Cup with a demanding Group D meeting against former champions Angola in Mexico on Saturday, 14 November.
The match will be played at San Martin in San Juan de los Lagos, where the reigning African champions will face the 2018 World Cup winners.
Ghana’s group-stage schedule continues the following day against Colombia at Santa Lucia 1, before they complete their opening-round fixtures against Iraq at Santa Lucia 2 on Monday, 16 November.
The tournament will run from 13 to 22 November 2026 and bring together 24 national teams from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Angola represent the biggest immediate threat to Ghana’s hopes of progressing to the knockout stages. They won the World Cup in 2018 and were runners-up in 2022, giving them a strong record in the competition.
Colombia and Iraq will also offer significant tests in a group that leaves little room for error. Ghana will be hoping their recent success in African amputee football can be carried into the global tournament.
The Black Challenge won the African Amputee Football Championship in 2021 before claiming gold at the inaugural African Para Games in Accra in 2023.
They then retained their continental title in Cairo in 2024, beating Morocco 2–1 in the final. That victory secured Ghana’s place at the 2026 World Cup and strengthened their position among Africa’s leading teams in the sport.
The campaign in Mexico will therefore provide Ghana with the opportunity to build on that sustained continental dominance against opposition from across the world. Their first challenge will be Angola, who combine recent World Cup success with experience of reaching the final stages.
