Ghana’s U-23 team- Black Meteors have qualified to the final qualification stage of the 2019 African U-23 championship following a 4-0 aggregate win over Gabon.
Coach Ibrahim Tanko’s side after beating Gabon 4-0 at the Accra Sports Stadium in the first leg last Saturday, traveled to Libreville- Gabon and held the hosts to a 0-0 draw on Tueday to secure passage to the final phase of the qualifiers.
The Ghanaian side had to the end the game with 10 mean after midfielder Simo Zibo was sent off in the 55th minute for an unsporting behaviour.
The national U-23 side could face of the winner of the two-legged tie between Equatorial Guinea or Algeria in the final round of the qualifiers.
Ghana is looking to make it to the next Olympic Games after missing out of the competition since 2004.
The next Summer Olympics games will be staged in Tokyo, Japan.
Ghana starting XI against Gabon:
Kwame Baah, Gideon Mensah, Kingsley Fobi, Zakaria Fuseini, Musah Nuhu, Simon Zibo, Yaw Yeboah, Joseph Paintsil, Osmanu Bukari, Kwabena Owusu and Benard Tekpetey.
