Black Meteors will play Ivory Coast in semi-finals of Caf U-23 Afcon
15th November 2019
The Black Meteors of Ghana will play Ivory Coast in the semi-finals of the ongoing Caf U-23 tournament.
Ghana came second on a dramatic last day of matches played in Group A that saw the Black Meteors sneaking into the semi-finals having won a game drawing one and losing the other.
Coach Ibrahim Tanko's side piped Cameroon to the semi-final slot on goal difference after Egypt defeated them.
Ghana will play the Ivorian side on Tuesday 19th November 2019 to try and book a place at the Olympic games in Tokyo 2022.
Ivory Coast topped a group containing South Africa who came second, Nigeria and Zambia.
The other semi-final game will see host nation Egypt play against South Africa for a place in the Finals .
Its been 15 years since Ghana qualified for the quadrennial tournament that was in Athens 2004 but now just a win separates Ghana from the Olympic dream in Tokyo.