Accompanied by some members of the newly-formed Executive Council of the GFA, the FA President told the players that the visit was to reassure them of the unflinching support of the GFA and the football fraternity.

The national Olympic team has not played at the Olympic Games since 2004 in Athens, and the new GFA boss urged them to remain committed to the national cause and end the 15-year-old Olympics jinx.

“You have an opportunity to make history and make a man for yourself, your family and most importantly your country,” the GFA President told the Black Meteors.

Mr. Okraku adviced the players to remain focused on the task ahead, as well as heed the advice of their coaches.

Members of the Executive Council who accompanied the President; Messrs Mark Addo, Nana Oduro Sarfo, Samuel Anim Addo and Randy Abbey, also advised the players to remain focused on the task ahead.

Head Coach of the team, Ibrahim Tanko, on behalf of the technical team thanked the President and his delegation for visiting them.



“Your visit means a lot to us. This is your first official day in office and we are really happy and encouraged that you have remembered us with this visit,” said Ibrahim Tanko.

“We can assure you that we will go to Egypt and fight for the nation. We don’t want to just go and qualify; we want to go there and win the trophy for our country Ghana, in shaa Allah,” added coach Tanko.

The Vice Captain of the side, Kwame Baah also thanked the President and his team and also assured them of the team’s commitment to the task ahead in Egypt.

The Black Meteors will take part in the African Under 23 Championship in Egypt for one of Africa’s three slots for the 2020 Olympic Games in Egypt. Ghana is in Group A with Egypt, Cameroon and Mali.



source: GhanaFA

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Ghana U23 Coach Ibrahim Tanko has invited 18 local players to the Black Meteors camp ahead of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations that will be coming off this November.

The team will begin camping next week as they begin preparations ahead of the prestigious competition.

Full squad:

Goalkeepers: Kwame Baah, Richmond Ayi, Danlad Ibrahim

Defenders: Caleb Amankwaa, Frank Akoto, Williams Dankyi, Zakaria Fuseini, Emmanuel Cudjoe

Midfielders: Barmiah Foster, Michael Agbekpornu, Abdul Aziz Nurudeen, Nasiru Hamza, Mohamed Shiraz, Eric Abdul Razak

Attackers: Osei Owusu Evans, Kwame Poku, Eric Dupey, Adiwoh Peter Ernest

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Hearts of Oak duo Richmond Ayi and William Dankyi have been called up by Ghana U23 coach Ibrahim Tanko to join the Black Meteors squad ahead of the U23 AFCON tournament.

Richmond Ayi who was a backup goalkeeper during the qualification games will be thrilled to join the squad as they prepare for the tournament that will come off in November.

Defender William Dankyi will join his teammate when they begin camping next week.

The U23 AFCON will kick off on the 8th-22nd of November 2019.

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Ghana Black Meteors coach Ibrahim Tanko has revealed that the U23 players were ‘down’ after the 1-1 draw against Algeria at the Accra Sports Stadium last week and he and his staffs had to motivate them ahead of the second leg.

Ghana U23 secured a 1-0 victory against Algeria to qualify for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday night, thanks to a solo goal from Yaw Yeboah.

Ibrahim Tanko stated that they had to psyche the players up before the game because they were ‘down’ and needed all the motivation they could get.

“It wasn’t easy after the first game as most of them were down. It took us two to three days to psyche them up and make them believe that they can beat them in their home ground,” he said.

He also stated that his team will do all they can to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.

“We are doing our best to qualify the team to the Olympic games to break our absence hiatus of the Olympics”

“I learnt a lesson from the first leg and I think that accounted for the victory,” he added

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Ghana U23 team aka Black Meteors have qualified for the Africa U23 Championship after beating Algeria 1-0 away from home, thanks to Yaw Yeboah’s solo goal.

The Black Meteors have secured their ticket to the U23 Africa Championship that will take place in Egypt this November after beating Algeria 2-1 on aggregate.

Ghana will join Egypt (Host), Zambia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Mali in the list of qualified teams for the U23 AFCON that will take place in November. Top three teams will qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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The Salmantino UDS forward was all smiles as he reveals his desire to play for the Black Stars in an interview after the game.

“Oh yeah, it’s my dream to play for the Black Stars. It’s not only me but I think every member of this squad will say same if you ask him this question,” Owusu said.

“I’m happy with the goals I scored but the job is not done until we play the second leg.”

Asante Kotoko put three past Black Meteors in friendly game

Owusu scored 8 goals in 16 games for Salmantino in the first round of the 2018/19 Spanish Segunda B Division.

Black Meteors will travel to Lome for the second leg, and Owusu will be looking put out another great performance.

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The first goal was scored in the 18th minute by Owusu who brilliantly put the back of the net after dribbling past two Togolese defenders.

Ghana had a chance to double their lead after Joel Fameyeh was brought down inside the Togo penalty area by Messan Toudji, but Fameyeh couldn’t punish Togo as his penalty kick was saved by Togolese goalie Abdoul-Moubarak Aigba.

Super sub Asamoah Gyan grabs win for Kayserispor

Thibault Klidje scored for Togo five minutes later after connecting with Yenoussi Guillaume’s free kick.

Ghana improved very well in the second half. Osman Bukari scored in the opening minutes of the second half.

Owusu scored in the 69th minute and completed his hat trick a minute later.

Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim came in as a substitute and was lucky to find the net.

The result gives Black Meteors a huge advantage ahead of the second leg in Lome on Saturday.

Winner of this tie will face Gabon in the next round of the qualifiers for the next year’s competition in Egypt.

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Black Meteors were outclassed by Asante Kotoko on Sunday in a friendly ga,e at the Accra Sports stadium.

While speaking to the meadia after the game, Ibrahim Tanko revealed that he will invite the services of foriegn-based players to help achieve their goal.

Asante Kotoko put three past Black Meteors in friendly game

“We are going to have some foreign players in the team. This game has given me a fair idea about the team and the players we can work on. Because we only have nine days to prepare for the game. With the foreign and the local players I think we can build a good team” he said

He also added that they might play another friendly before their game against Togo.

“I think by two or three days I will have some of the foreign base players who are already here. And then others will join few days before the game. If I have those who are here and I think we need friendly games definitely we have to play all friendly game before the Togo game”

The Black Meteors will play the first leg at the Baba Yara stadium on the 18th of December 2018 and will play the second in Togo four days later.

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The game started in a very bright note as Black Meteors threatened the Kotoko defence with series of attacking plays. Felix Annan denied Brite Andoh the opener with an incredible save in the 27th minute.

Amos Frimpong opened the scoring with a nice header after connecting with Baakoh’s cross from the corner, and the porcupines go into the half time with a goal to their name.

Asante Kotoko handed new bus ahead of CAF Confederation Cup campaign

Jordan Opuku scored the second goal of the game after converting a pass from Emmanuel Gyamfi to give Asante Kotoko a two-goal cushion.

Kotoko scored their third and final goal after Emmanuel Gymafi was brought down in the box. Amos Frimpong stepped forward and calmly put the ball at the back of the net.

Kotoko will leave  Ghana on Tuesday for their CAF Confederation Cup first league tie against Kenyan side Kariobangi Sharks.

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Asante Kotoko will play Inter Allies on Wednesday and the national U-23 side on Sunday, as management reveals the programme of the team ahead of their first game in the CAF Confederation Cup.

The Porcupine Warriors will play the winner of the first preliminary round match between Kariobangi Sharks of Kenya and Alter Solar of Djibouti, though the former has taken a giant lead after a 6-1 win in the first leg.

Coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor and his lads have been camping in Accra since last Saturday, and are training at the Zeytuna Park at Kasoa as they intensify their preparations for the duel.

“The team will play Inter Allies in a friendly at the Accra Sports Stadium at 3:30 PM on Wednesday, and drive straight to Aburi in the Eastern Region, after the match, for another training camp,” Director of Communications, Samuel Sarfo Duku (Esq), confirmed to asantekotoksc.com on Monday.

“Asante Kotoko will also play the Black Meteors on Sunday, December 9, 2018, and return to Aburi to continue with their preparations until they fly to either Kenya or Djibouti on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, for the first leg match.”

“The first leg game in either Kenya or Djibouti has been slated for either 15th or 16th December, and the team will leave Accra on December 12, this year and return after the game on Sunday,” he further stressed.

source: asantekotokosc.com

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