2023 AFCON: GFA President Kurt Okraku charges Black Meteors to secure victory in first leg tie away in Maputo

Published on: 21 October 2022

The Ghana Football Association boss Kurt Okraku has urged the Black Meteors to seal win in first leg tie away against Mozambique in Maputo on Sunday.

Coach Ibrahim Tanko and his charges departed Accra for Maputo on Thursday, October 20, 2022 for the CAF U-23 Championship qualifier against Mozambique.

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.

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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