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05 Jul

U-23 AFCON: Egypt, Morocco Set Up Final Clash, Book Olympic Slots

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Egypt will face Morocco in the final of the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following victories on Tuesday night. Egypt, who won the last edition of the U-23 AFCON, booked their place in the final of the competition with a 1-0 win over Guinea. The Young Pharaohs kept alive their hopes of defending the title and also earned their place in next year’s Olympic Games in Paris thanks to the victory in Tangiers. Mohamed Shehata Mahmoud’s brilliant first-half strike was the difference between the two sides in the cagey contest. In the other semifinal game, the host, Morocco…

20 Jun

2023 U-23 AFCON: Kamaldeen Sulemana, Ransford-Yeboah Pull Out Of Black Meteors Squad

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Black Stars duo Kamaldeen Sulemana and Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer have withdrawn from the Black Meteors squad for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Joy Sports understands. The forwards were named in Ibrahim Tanko’s provisional 29-man squad for the tournament as Ghana looks to secure a spot at next year’s Olympic Games in Paris by finishing as one of the top three teams at the AFCON. The two were part of three players in the Black Stars squad who were expected to team up with the Black Meteors after their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations involvement against Madagascar on Sunday,…

09 Jun

Randy Abbey Confident Ibrahim Tanko Can Redeem Ghana In U-23 AFCON

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Executive Council Member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Dr Randy Abbey believes that Ghana’s participation in the forthcoming U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco will provide another opportunity for Ibrahim Tanko to rewrite the story of the 2019 debacle in Egypt. Ghana failed to qualify to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after losing on penalties to South Africa in the 2019 AFCON third-place playoffs, failing to qualify for the competition in the last four editions. “They were very unlucky in 2019, I mean where we missed the penalty against South Africa, which was quite unfortunate,” he told…

24 May

Black Stars Players Are Welcome To Join Us For The U-23 AFCON – Black Meteors Coach

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Ghana's U-23 assistant coach, Godwin Attram, has expressed the team's willingness to welcome qualified Black Stars players to join the Black Meteors squad for the upcoming CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco. The head coach of the Black Meteors, Ibrahim Tanko, has been working with a group of 22 players at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence as they prepare for the tournament in June. As Ghana aims to qualify for the Olympic Games after a 16-year absence, the inclusion of experienced Black Stars players can greatly benefit the team's aspirations. Godwin Attram emphasized that the technical team, under Ibrahim Tanko's…

17 May

Black Stars Trio Eyed For U-23 AFCON Squad, Boosting Olympic Qualification Hopes

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Black Meteors, could receive a significant boost with the potential inclusion of Mohammed Kudus, Joseph Paintsil, and Kamaldeen Sulemana in their squad for the upcoming U-23 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco. The tournament serves as a qualifying event for the men’s football tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Henry Asante Twum, the communication director of the Ghana Football Association, in an interview with Kumasi-based Akoma FM, confirmed the eligibility of these players to represent Ghana at the U-23 level. He expressed optimism about their potential inclusion, stating, “The two coaches will decide on it. [Black Meteors coach] Ibrahim Tanko…

01 Mar

Ghana’s Black Meteors To Play Algeria For U-23 Afcon Spot

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Ghana’s U-23 side, Black Meteors will face Algeria in the final round of qualifiers for the TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, later this month following the notification of non-participation by Ethiopia. The East Africans were scheduled to play Algeria in the second round of the U-23 AFCON qualifiers, after the Democratic Republic of Congo were disqualified by CAF for fielding an unqualified player in the 2nd and 3rd round of the qualifiers against Ethiopia and Algeria respectively. The decision means Algeria is considered winner and automatically qualified to the final round to play against Ghana. Consequently, the 1st leg…