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Communications Director for Accra Great Olympics, Emmanuel Saint Osei, has slammed the Black Meteors following their shambolic performance at the\u00a0ongoing U-23 Africa Cup of Nations\u00a0(AFCON) in Morocco.<\/p>\n

His comment comes after Ghana suffered an early elimination. The Black Meteors finished third in Group A with four points.<\/p>\n

Ghana opened their campaign with a 3-2 win against Congo before suffering a 5-1 defeat against Morocco.<\/p>\n

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The team needed a win against Guinea in their final group game to secure a place in the last four but were held to a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n

The exit means the Black Meteors will not compete at next year\u2019s Paris Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

According to Saint Osei, he is confident his side Great Olympics, who are two-time Ghana Premier League champions, would have displayed a much better outing than the Meteors did at the tournament.<\/p>\n

He expressed his\u00a0dissatisfaction with the performance of the various national teams in the last couple of months.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always create the impression that all is well with our national teams, but all is not well,\u201d he told Citi Sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I have studied in the past is that, we do not pay attention to details, including our coaches when it comes to tournaments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we won our first match against Congo, for me it wasn\u2019t the time for our coaches to go and sleep, because Congo was a tough side, in fact, all the teams we faced are better sides.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I was expecting that till the last whistle is blown, then we will have the opportunity to celebrate and do something else.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow every nation is playing football, not like in the past where we were running past nations with ease, so I think it is about time our technical handlers give details to football and ensure that every department of the game has the necessary attention.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook at the goals we conceded against Morocco, it is not something that should have happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeriously, my Club Great Olympics wouldn\u2019t have been humiliated like this, I am telling you.<\/p>\n

\u201cErrors that were created were not supposed to be done by this particular team, it is very sad,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Management Committee Chairman of the Black Meteors, Frederick Acheampong, has confirmed that the team\u00a0has been dissolved after the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations exit.<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s last participation at the Olympic Games was in 2004 in Greece Athens under former Portuguese trainer Mariano Barreto, where the Black Meteors were paired with Paraguay, Italy and Japan.<\/p>\n

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