Former Hearts of Oak attacker Daniel Afriyie Barnieh has been handed a call-up to the Black Meteors camp ahead of the 2023 Africa U-23 Championship qualifiers against Algeria.
He becomes the latest player to be called up to join the team with Sporting CP teen sensation Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, FC Nordsjaelland attacker Ernest Nuamah, Emmanuel Yeboah of CFR Cluj and Ibrabim Zubairu of Serbian side FK Jedinstvo Ub all handed invitations.
The technical team of the Ghana’s U-23 side invited 24 players at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at Prampram to begin preparation for the last round of the AFCON qualifiers.
The first leg of the final qualification round is scheduled for Friday, March 24 in Annaba with the return leg set for Kumasi in four days time.
The next edition of the TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, which serves as qualifiers for the 2024 Olympics Games, will take place in Morocco in June this year.
Ghana missed out on the 2020 Summer Olympics Games in Tokyo, Japan after finishing fourth at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Black Meteors are yet to secure a ticket to feature at the Olympics Games since 2004 in Athens, Greece.
