The Black Meteors of Ghana have arrived home from Algeria after sealing their qualification to the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Egypt later this year.

The team arrived at the Kotoka International Airport at around 11:00 am to a rousing welcome.

A combination of poor preparations, injuries and a bad first leg result meant no one gave the Black Meteors a chance to beat Algeria in their own backyard and qualify for the U-23 AFCON.

But Coach Ibrahim Tanko and his charges defied the odds and ended up beating their host Algeria 1-0 thanks to captain Yaw Yeboah’s superb solo goal to give Ghana a hard fought 2-1 aggregate win.

The Black Meteors will join hosts Egypt and other qualified countries at the tournament which will be staged between 5-22 November.

The winner of the tournament and two runner ups will automatically advance to represent Africa at the 2020 Olympics Men’s Football Competition.