Frederick Acheampong: Black Meteors will not limit preparations to North African teams

Frederick Acheampong indicates the Black Meteors will not limit preparations to North African teams

Egypt, the competition’s defending champions , and Morocco, the competition’s hosts, are the only two nations from North Africa to have qualified for the upcoming CHAN U23 AFCON Competition.

Ghana defeated  Algeria 2-1 on aggregate in a doubleheader in the last round of qualification to quaify for the competition.

The Black Meteors Management Committee Chairman, Frederick Acheampong says that while many viewpoints hold that the North African nations continue to be the teams to beat, Ghana would view any other opponent as challenging and will appropriately prepare for them.

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“There are only two North African teams that qualified for the tournament, the rest are drawn from different parts of Africa,” he said in an interview with Citi Sports.

“We don’t only have to concentrate on North Africa; we also need to engage others from different parts of Africa because they are also participating.

“We are looking to qualify [for the 2024 Olympics Games], we might draw one North African team and the rest would not come from North Africa. If we focus mainly on North Africa, we might not get what we want.”