Black Meteors Coach Ibrahim Tanko has named his 27-man squad to begin preparations for the upcoming Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The players are expected to report to camp at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram on Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
Six players of the victorious Black Galaxies team namely, Daniel Barnieh Afriyie, Suraj Seidu, Danlad Ibrahim, Dominic Nsobila, Augustine Randolph, and Samuel Osei Kuffour have been excused from first week of camping.
Ghana are currently on standby for the first round of qualifiers which begins on September 19.
The Black Meteors will start their campaign in the second round and will face the winner of the match between Mozambique and Mauritius.
Thirty-nine African countries will take part in the qualifiers with seven qualified teams joining host Morocco for the tournament next year.
The 14 teams qualified from the second round will play the third round (knockout from home and away matches) qualifying seven teams to the final tournament in addition to host Morocco.
The final tournament of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations will serve as final qualifier round to the Men Olympic Football tournament.
The Black Meteors missed out on the 2020 Olympics in Japan after finishing fourth at the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt – 2019.
Ghana have yet to play at the Olympic Games since 2004 in Greece.
Here is the full squad below:
