The Black Meteors have left the shores of Ghana for the first leg tie of the 2023 Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mozambique this weekend.
Ghana contingent comprising of players, technical team and management team members departed the country via the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to Maputo, Mozambique on Thursday evening.
The fourth-placed side in the last edition were handed a walkover in the first qualifying round and will now have to come off as the better side over the Mambas who also eliminated Mauritius in the first phase with a 5-1 on aggregate victory.
GFA President @kurtokraku was at the airport to see off the Black Meteors as they depart for their CAF U23 Championship qualifying match against Mozambique #BlackMeteors | #BringBackTheLove pic.twitter.com/zC52wAS5dc
— Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) October 20, 2022
Coach Ibrahim Tanko's men have been in camp for over a month now at the Ghana Soccer Center of Excellence in Prampram, and are looking really poised and ready for the epic clash coming up.
The team tested their strength with a friendly against topflight side Dreams FC and humbled them smoothly with a 2-1 triumph at the Ohene Gyan Stadium and will hope to build on that momentum in their subsequent games.
We’re off to Mozambique! ✈️ #BlackMeteors | #BringBackTheLove pic.twitter.com/TUTkbYEMzU
— Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) October 20, 2022
The Ghana U23 team is hoping to make it to the next U23 Championship once again and subsequently qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games.
The first leg is scheduled for Sunday, October 23, 2022 at the Estadio Nacional do Zimpeto in the capital, Maputo.
