{"id":79912,"date":"2023-06-29T16:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T16:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/29\/u23-afcon-we-will-make-it-to-the-semifinals\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T16:59:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T16:59:51","slug":"u23-afcon-we-will-make-it-to-the-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/29\/u23-afcon-we-will-make-it-to-the-semifinals\/","title":{"rendered":"U23 AFCON: We will make it to the\u00a0semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"458\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meteors-696x458.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Meteors\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Black Meteors coach, Ibrahim Tanko, has vowed to secure a place in the semifinal of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) when his side takes on Guinea in their final group game.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana must win against Guinea to make it to the last four following their humiliating 5-1 defeat against Morocco on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Guinea sit second in Group A, level on the same points as Ghana and need just a draw to advance into the next stage.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>After the team\u2019s final training session at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on Wednesday, Tanko addressed the media at the team\u2019s camp in the Ibis Hotel in Rabat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging the unpredictability of football, Tanko remained confident in Ghana\u2019s capacity to earn the three points and advance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s football, and anything can happen, but I\u2019m 100 per cent sure that we are going to have the three points and qualify,\u201d Tanko said.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana face Guinea on Friday at the Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier, June 30, with kickoff set for 20:00 GMT.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the team will leave Rabat for Tangier later today for the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"yDDkVgDtsyE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Premtobre Sports - Premtobre Kasee on Adom TV (29-06-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yDDkVgDtsyE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Meteors coach, Ibrahim Tanko, has vowed to secure a place in the semifinal of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) when his side takes on Guinea in their final group game. 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