{"id":78408,"date":"2023-06-23T12:45:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T12:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/23\/our-objective-is-to-qualify-for-olympic-games\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T12:45:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T12:45:17","slug":"our-objective-is-to-qualify-for-olympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/23\/our-objective-is-to-qualify-for-olympic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Our objective is to qualify for Olympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Black Meteors coach,\u00a0Ibrahim Tanko, says their objective is to\u00a0secure qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games ahead of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n

Following Ghana\u2019s qualification to the tournament, the West African country has been housed in\u00a0Group A and will open its campaign against Congo on Sunday, June 25 at the\u00a0Rabat\u2019s Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex.<\/p>\n

According to Tanko, booking a slot in Paris 2024 is the Black Meteors\u2019 core objective although they won\u2019t shy away from an opportunity to win the title if they get to the final.<\/p>\n

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Ghana\u2019s football team last played at the Olympic Games during the 2004 edition which was held in Athens, Greece and the gaffer is keen on changing that trend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe target is to qualify to the Olympic games but there\u2019s also a trophy at stake so we are going for the ultimate and in doing so we want to qualify for the Olympic games,\u201d he told the Ghana FA website.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are here to do our job and the best for the nation but we also need the support\u00a0of\u00a0Ghanaians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to arriving in Rabat on Wednesday night, the team was in Egypt for camping and Tanko added that they enjoyed a \u2018good\u2019 period.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a very good training camp with two friendly games. We won one and drew one. I think the team is in very good shape and the players have improved very well. We used a different set of players in the two friendly matches because we want to give everyone a chance to show what they can do in the tournament,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very impressed with the second team that played against Zamalek and I believe we can form a good side for our first game and for the tournament. We are here with 26 players so we have to give everyone the chance to show what they can do in the tournament. So far all of them have shown that if given the chance they can do well in the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Black Meteors will take on host country,\u00a0Morocco in their second group game before wrapping up their group games against Guinea.<\/p>\n

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