Head Coach Desmond Ofei has named a 25-man squad for the Black Meteors’ preparations towards the TotalEnergies CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2027 qualifiers.
The players are expected to report to camp at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, where they will step up preparations and play a series of friendly matches.
The team is expected to remain in camp until the start of the qualifiers in November. However, players may be released temporarily to honour their club commitments before returning to camp to continue preparations with the national team.
Ghana received a bye into the second qualifying round and will face the winner of the first-round tie between Togo and Libya. The first leg is scheduled for November 9, 2026, with the return leg set for November 17, 2026.
Should the Black Meteors progress, they will advance to the final qualifying round, where they will face the winner of the second-round tie involving São Tomé and Príncipe, Equatorial Guinea or Niger. The final qualifying round will be played between March 22 and 30, 2027.
The three-round qualifying process will produce the seven teams that will join hosts Egypt at the eight-team U-23 AFCON finals.
Qualification would also give Ghana an opportunity to end a long wait for an Olympic appearance, with the Black Meteors last featuring at the men’s Olympic football tournament at the 2004 Athens Games.
