The Black Meteors of Ghana will have to wait for third place battle to secure a ticket for Tokyo 2020 Olympics after losing semifinals clash against Ivory Coast on Tuesday.

Ghana fought back twice to take the game against Ivory Coast to extra time and eventually a penalty shootout, but the Black Meteors once again fell short as they lost 3-2 on penalties.

The Black Meteors will know their opponents in the third-place battle when Egypt face South Africa, the loser will play Ghana in the third-place game while the winner will face Ivory Coast in the U23 AFCON finals.

There are only slots for the 2020 Olympics and Ghana needs to win the third-place battle to secure their slot in the tournament.

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Ghana Black Meteors will face Ivory Coast in the semifinals of the 2019 U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Ghana secured a huge and important 2-0 win against Mali on Thursday night in the last group game to book them a place in the semifinals.

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After finishing second in their group, Ghana Black Meteors will face Ivory Coast in the semifinals while Egypt will play South Africa.

Ghana will play Ivory Coast on Tuesday, November 19th.

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Ghana Black Meteors face Cameroon in their first game in the 2019 U23 Africa Cup of Nations as they look to begin the tournament with a win.

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Ghana U-23 coach Ibrahim Tanko says his team is ready for their opening game at the CAF U-23 cup of Nations against Cameroon on Friday evening. 

The Black Meteors have been in Egypt since Monday preparing for the tournament, which serves as qualification for Tokyo 2020 Olympic games.

Ahead of the game against Cameroon, Tanko expressed his belief in his players and says they have mapped out a strategy for victory tonight.

“Though we didn’t get all the players we wanted I believe in the players I’ve invited and I believe they will show what they can do. I am very happy with the performance I’ve seen from them so far”

“On the pitch, we will do our maximum best to win the game. My team is ready and we are to map up a strategy to help us qualify to the Olympics”, the Black Meteors head coach emphasized.



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The President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okraku and some members of the Executive Council were at the Kotoka International Airport to see off the national Under 23 team, the Black Meteors for the African Under 23 Championship in Egypt.

The President was accompanied by Messrs Randy Abbey, Kingsley Osei Bonsu, and Samuel Anim Addo, and in a brief address to the team, the GFA President urged the players to go out there and dedicate themselves and prove to the world that they are indeed from Ghana.

“It’s been sixteen years since we qualified to the Olympics and you have about three or four games away from a ticket to the Olympics. We believe you can do it so believe in yourselves and do it for Ghana,” said the GFA President.

The GFA President also advised the players to listen attentively to their technical team throughout their campaign in Egypt.

A member of the GFA Executive Council, Randy Abbey, also urged the team to seize the golden opportunity presented them to make history.

“You have a chance to make history; a chance to end our long wait to the Olympics. Please go all out and make history,” Randy Abbey told the players.

source: GhanaFA

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Ghana Black Meteors Coach Ibrahim Tanko has released his final squad for the U23 Africa Cup Of Nations that will take place this month in Egypt.

Ibrahim Tanko included twelve foreign-based and nine locally-based players in his final squad for the tournament.

Three players from Asante Kotoko and two players from Hearts of Oak were included in the final squad.

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Ghana U-23 coach Ibrahim Tanko has called up Asante Kotoko goalkeepers, Kwame Baah and Danlad Ibrahim to the Black Meteors squad ahead of the U23 AFCON.

Kwame Baah helped the Black Meteors qualify for the U23 AFCON few weeks ago when they beat Algeria 2-1 on aggregate to qualify for the competition.

The Ghana Football Association sent a letter to Asante Kotoko on Thursday requesting the release of the two players as Ibrahim Tanko begin preparations ahead of the tournament.

The Black Meteors will start camping in Accra today ahead of the Tournament which comes off in Egypt from November 8, 2019, to November 22.

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