Ghana’s Black Meteors will resume camping on Monday, October 12, at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram as preparations intensify for next month’s CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie against Libya.
A total of 32 players are expected to report to camp as head coach Desmond Ofei begins preparations for the two-legged encounter, scheduled for the November 9–17 international window.
The squad will be trimmed as preparations progress, while six foreign-based players are expected to join the team ahead of the qualifiers.
The technical team intends to keep the locally based players in camp until the matches.
According to the Ghana Football Association (GFA), temporary releases may be granted on a weekly basis at the request of their clubs to allow them to feature in league matches.
Ghana will travel to Libya for the first leg before hosting the return fixture.
A victory on aggregate will earn the Black Meteors a place in the final qualifying round, where they will face either Equatorial Guinea U-23 or Niger U-23.
The three-round qualification campaign will determine the seven nations that join host Egypt for the eight-team U-23 Africa Cup of Nations finals.
Ghana aims to end its long absence from the men’s Olympic football tournament, having last featured at the 2004 Athens Games.
