Black Stars to Arrive in Angola on Thursday

Ghana are scheduled to arrive in Angola, three days before the start of the 2010 African Cup of Nations. With the competition set to kick off on Sunday, the Black Stars will jet in on Thursday from their pre-tournament training base in Nelspruit, South Africa. Ghana will be based in Cabinda where group members, Burkina Faso have already settled in Cabinda since December 31. The Black Stars have been drawn in Group B of the CAN alongside Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Togo in an all-West African battle. Aiming for a fifth cup success, Ghana will kick off their group campaign against Togo on January 11. The tournament begins on January 10, 2010 in Luanda and reaches it climax at the same venue on January 31.