2023 AFCON: Black Meteors to arrive in Maputo today ahead of Mozambique tie on Sunday
Black Meteors are expected touch down in Maputo today after a brief transit in Johannesburg ahead of their CAF U-23 Championship qualifier against Mozambique on Sunday.
Coach Ibrahim Tanko and his charges departed Accra for Maputo on Thursday, October 20,2022 for the crucial qualifier.
A delegation made up of Twenty- two players, technical staff and officials left Accra on Thursday evening for the game which is scheduled for Sunday, October 23 at the Estadio Nacional do Zimpeto.
Kurt Okraku was at the airport to see off the team as they embark on a journey to ensure qualification to the U-23 Championship in Morocco.
Meanwhile, the squad has been boosted with the arrival of former U-20 AFCON winning defend Philemon Baffour who currently plays for Rio Ave in the Portuguese league.
The winner will move on to play the winner of the tie between Algeria and DR Congo.
The fourth edition of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Morocco in June 2023.
Tanko was in charge of the team which finished fourth at the 2019 tournament won by hosts Egypt, which ensured Ghana missed out on the 2020 Olympic Games.
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