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“We have a chance of survival” – Abbey
Accra, April 17, GNA – Randy Abbey, Chairman of the
Management Committee of the National Under-23 team, the
Black Meteors says Ghana’s chance of survival in the
qualification for next year’s Olympic Games in Beijing is at
all time high.
Ghana was on Tuesday housed alongside perennial rivals
Nigeria, South Africa and Ethiopia in Group A for the final
qualifiers that span June to March next year.
Abbey told GNA Sports “I have absolute confidence in the
abilities of our technical bench and the quality of the
players to deliver.
“The motivation to fight for that slot for the competition
is pretty high and with the provision of logistics being
excellent so far, one cannot rule us out”.
The qualifiers will be played in a league format with the
three group winners qualifying for the final tournament at
the Beijing Games.
Though he reckoned each member of the group would come
tough, he said; “we have what it takes to get maximum points
from each game and qualify.”
The Meteors piped Nigeria to the single slot of the Algiers
All African Games after drawing one all in Abuja.
The first round game ended goalless in Ghana.
Ghana won bronze at the 1992 Barcelona event and poised to
make a fine impression for the Asian event.
The Meteors exited from the group stage at the last
competition held in Athens in 2004.
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