On Wednesday 8th June, 2023, coach Ibrahim Tanko named a provisional Twenty-nine man squad for camping ahead of the Caf U-23 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco.
The Black Meteors will depart Accra on Monday, June 12, 2023 for Cairo where they will camp for two weeks and engage in series of friendlies before the competition.
The team has been training at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram ahead of the trip to Cairo.
The former deputy Ghana coach, named Black Stars players namely Kamaldeen Sulemana, Ransford-Yeboah Koniigsdoffer, Ernest Nuamah and Fatawu Issahaku in the squad ahead of the tournament.
Meanwhile, Italy-based striker Felix Afena-Gyan who turned down invitation to play in the qualifiers, wasn’t included in the squad by Ibrahim Tanko and his technical men.
Ghana have been paired with hosts Morocco, Guinea and Congo in Group A. The Black Meteors will begin the tournament with a game against Congo on June 25, before taking on Morocco and Guinea on June 27 and June 30, respectively.
The finalists and third-place playoff winner of this tournament will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics men’s football tournament in Paris while the 4th-placed team will play the AFC –CAF playoff to decide the final slot at the Olympics.
The 2023 TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations will be staged in Morocco between June 24 and July 8, 2023.
