Black Meteors forward Emmanuel Yeboah has shared his excitement after inspiring his side to victory over Congo in their U-23 AFCON opener on Sunday.
Yeboah, who plies his trade for CFR Cluj in Romania made substitute appearance when Ghana defeated Congo 3-2 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
The forward replaced captain Daniel Afriyie Barnieh at half-time and made his presence felt after hitting a brace in the much-anticipated encounter.
Before scoring a brace, Yeboah had setup Ernest Nuamah to break the deadlock after just five minutes into the second half.
After the game, the former Young Apostles striker who emerged as the man of the match in the thrilling encounter took to social media to express joy and gratitude.
“Words alone can’t express my joy, thank you Ghana 🇬🇭,to my mates and the Coaches ✅ ,to my dad @AnimSammy still no words, to Shelles Papa of @youngapostlesfc ,and finally to the King @ASAMOAH_GYAN3 Gracias BabyJeeeeet. YES! AGYA NA )W) TUMI 🙏, pls keep supporting us” he tweeted.
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The win puts Ghana on top of Group A together with Morocco who also have three points after beating Guinea in their opening match.
Ghana will engage them in their next game on Tuesday as they aim to finish in the top three of the competition to enable them to participate in the Olympic Games to be held in Paris.
The Black Meteors last competed in the Olympic Games in 2004 when it was held in Athens, Greece.