Ghana’s U23 coach, Ibrahim Tanko, has confirmed that Kamaldeen Sulemana and Ransford Yeboah Königsdörffer, both members of the Black Stars, will not be part of the Black Meteors squad for the upcoming Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Morocco.
Despite their eligibility for the tournament, their respective clubs opposed their release.
However, Ernest Nuamah, the talented winger from FC Nordsjaelland, will join the team in Rabat on Friday after making his debut for the senior national team of Ghana in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar.
Tanko stated, “For now, I understand Ernest Nuamah is going to join us. The rest will not be able to join, so we only have to concentrate on those who are here. We already know Ernest, and we’ve played with him during the qualifiers, so we know he is coming to add some quality to the team.”
He added, “The others were not with us during the qualifiers, but we felt they had qualities that could help the team. Since they are not here, we will concentrate on those we played the qualifiers with. We are 100 percent sure that the quality is enough. Let’s hope that we will have all players fit for the tournament.”
The Black Meteors have arrived in Morocco for the U-23 AFCON, where they will compete against Congo, Morocco, and Guinea in the group stages.
Their campaign will begin with a match against Congo on Saturday, June 24, followed by games against Morocco on Tuesday, June 27, and Guinea on Friday, June 30.
