Tuesday 5th November, 2019
By Simon Asare, GNA
Accra, Nov. 5, GNA – Mr. Kurt Okraku,
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), says, he believes the Black
Meteors will make Ghana proud by booking a spot at next year’s Olympic Games to
be staged in Japan.
The Black Meteors kick start their campaign
to qualification this Friday when they take on Cameroon in the group opener of
the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations being staged in Egypt.
According to Mr. Okraku, he believes in the
technical team to get Ghana a slot at next year’s global sporting event and
would give them the necessary support to make them achieve the target.
”Our team have being preparing vigorously
for the tournament and before any team can be successful we need to ensure that
‘no stone is left unturned’ including how to motivate the team.
”Motivation doesn’t only depend on cash
incentives and one of the gospel that I have been preaching is the fact that,
all of us must appreciate the enormous opportunity the country has offered and
whenever we’re called upon to defend our national colours we must do that with
pride.
”I believe that our Olympic team have
prepared well and are focused and I believe in the leadership of the technical
team and hopefully they will make the country proud,” he said.
The Black Meteors departed to Egypt on
Monday and will be hoping to grab one of the three slots available having being
paired in Group A with host Egypt, Mali and Cameroon.
GNA
