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Ghana U23 resume preparations for Libya tie

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Ghana U23 resume preparations for Libya tiePierre-Yves Beaudouin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ghana’s under-23 team will resume their training camp on 12 October at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram. Coach Desmond Ofei is expected to call up 32 players based in Ghana ahead of the two-legged qualifying tie against Libya for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations, The Ghana Report says.

The Black Meteors, Ghana’s under-23 team, resumed preparations on Monday 12 October at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram, ahead of their two-legged qualifying tie against Libya for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations. Head coach Desmond Ofei is expected to work with 32 players who play in the Ghanaian league, according to The Ghana Report.

Ghana will play the two matches next month, aiming to qualify for the final stage of the continental under-23 competition. The training camp is the first stage of the team’s preparations ahead of the tie, The Ghana Report reports.

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