Black Meteors coach Ibrahim Tanko rues missed chances in stalemate against Algeria

Published on: 29 March 2023

Ghana U23 coach, Ibrahim Tanko was left to rue missed chances in his sides stalemate against Algeria during AFCON U-23 qualifiers.

The Black Meteors sealed qualification to the Africa U23 Cup of Nations to be held in Morocco in June this year after beating Algeria in the final round of qualifiers.

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku netted the winner as the Black Meteors completed a 2-1 aggregate win to earn their place in Morocco.

After the game, Tanko asserted his side squandered a lot chances during the game.

"We had to change the way we played at Algeria. So we made two changes because we wanted to go offensive. It's just unfortunate that we squandered a lot of chances," he said after the game.

The Africa U23 Cup of Nations will begin on June 23 and end on July 8.

The Black Meteors will hope to secure qualification to the Olympic Games to stage in Paris in 2024 next year.

Ghana has failed to qualify for the Olympic Games since 2004 and will hope to break the jinx this time around.

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