GFA renames CHAN team as Black Galaxies
The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has settled on names for four of the country's national teams.
It would be recalled that Ghanaians were given the opportunity to suggest names for the remaining national teams, which include the CHAN team, Boys and Girls U-15 national teams and the Beach Soccer national team.
The CHAN team, which used to be Local Black Stars, is now called Black Galaxies.
The national U-15 Girls team will be referred to as Black Damsels while the Boys U-15 will be called Black Comets.
The national football team will be renamed.
The Council also took a decision to maintain the name of the national Beach Soccer team - Black Sharks.
These names will take immediate effect.
Source: GFA communications
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