{"id":71675,"date":"2023-05-29T17:22:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T17:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/29\/why-ghana-has-struggled-to-qualify-for-olympics-games\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T17:22:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T17:22:21","slug":"why-ghana-has-struggled-to-qualify-for-olympics-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/29\/why-ghana-has-struggled-to-qualify-for-olympics-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Ghana has struggled to qualify for Olympics Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Ghana international, Yusif Chibsah, has called on the technical handlers of the Black Meteors to select the right players for the upcoming 2023 CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n

The West African country has been housed in Group A alongside host country, Morocco, Guinea and Congo while Egypt, Mali Gabon and Niger are housed in Group B.<\/p>\n

The three finalists will qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.<\/p>\n

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Speaking on\u00a0AGOKANSIE NKOMMO on Adom TV, the former Asante Kotoko midfielder revealed why the country has struggled to qualify for the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe major problem has been grassroots football and it was not alive until Kurt Okraku and his administration started improving on that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you don\u2019t get the fundamentals right, I am not sure we will be able to win anything,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Chibsah, however, advised how Ghana can qualify for the Olympics Games next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have qualified for the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations and the three finalists will qualify for the Olympic Games. I will plead with the technical handlers to invite the right players.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlayers that can help them achieve their mandate because it has been a while since Ghana qualified for the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came close the last time but our qualification collapsed but this time around, I believe with the right players, we can qualify,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Chibsah was the last player that captained\u00a0Ghana\u2019s Olympic team\u00a0who exited in the first round of the\u00a02004 Summer Olympics\u00a0in\u00a0Athens, having finished in third place in Group B.<\/p>\n

He also captained the Black\u00a0Meteors in the 2003\u00a0All Africa Games\u00a0in\u00a0Abuja where they won\u00a0the bronze medal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will take place between 24 June to 08 July 2023 in the cities of Rabat and Tangier.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Group A matches will be held at Rabat\u2019s Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex while Group B matches will take place at the Grand Stade de Tanger, in Tangier.<\/p>\n

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