Six Black Stars players who are qualified to represent the Black Meteors in the u-23 AFCON tournament

Published on: 27 May 2023

Six Black Stars players have emerged as prime candidates to represent the Black Meteors in the upcoming U-23 AFCON tournament.

The head coach of the Ghana U23 team, Coach Ibrahim Tanko has already named a provision squad for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.

The coach ahead of the tournament next month has named a 22-man squad to begin preparations at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram.

At the U23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, the Black Meteors are paired with host Morocco, Guinea, and Congo in Group A.

Not only will the Ghana U23 team be fighting to win the U23 AFCON but the team will also be playing to secure qualification for the next Olympics in Paris, France.

The U-23 AFCON is scheduled to begin on June 24 in Morocco, with the final match set to take place on July 8.

At the end of the 2022/23 football season in Europe, Coach Ibrahim Tanko will draft some of the players abroad into his squad for the U23 AFCON.

The six Black Stars players who are qualified and could play for Black Meteors are Kamaldeen Sulemana, Felix Afena-Gyan, Ransford Yeboah Königsdörffer, Danlad Ibrahim, Fatawu Issahaku, and Daniel Afriyie Barnieh.

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