Ghana's amputee football team has had its ban lifted and now can participate in the African Para Games in Accra ©Ghana Amputee Football

The World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF) has lifted its ban on Ghana which means the country can take its place at this year's African Para Games.

Ghana is one of 10 countries that has been named for the African Para Games due to host in Accra between September 3 and 12 this year.

The country had been serving a 12-year ban which the WAFF implemented in 2018 after Ghana failed to form a side to participate at the Amputee World Cup in Mexico.

This would have kept them out of international competition until 2030, but it has now been lifted following the WAFF's Extraordinary Congress.

African Paralympic Committee President Samson Deen has led the country's efforts for reinstatement.

He admitted the news was "great" for amputee football in Ghana, with the hosts now planning to assemble a "formidable" team for the African Para Games.

African Paralympic Committee President Samson Deen campaigned for Ghana's reinstatement ©ITG
African Paralympic Committee President Samson Deen campaigned for Ghana's reinstatement  ©ITG

Ghana, whose team is nicknamed "Black Challenge", hopes to prepare for the event by organising a new Amputee Fooball Cup competition.

Liberia, Angola, Tanzania, Morocco, Kenya, Cameroon, Uganda, Nigeria and Rwanda have also been named for the African Para Games amputee football competition.

The African Para Games is still due to go ahead despite the African Games in Accra being postponed to next year amid a crippling economic crisis in the country and a dispute over marketing rights.

People in the West African nation have witnessed 50 per cent inflation, growing debt and a sharp decline in the country's credit currency.

Protests have called for the removal of President Nana Akufo-Addo and the International Monetary Fund has pledged billions in a bailout.

This year's event is due to be the first ever African Para Games.