The Black Meteors kick start the journey to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games this evening with their opening game against Cameroon.

Ghana will be making its debut appearance in the competition but much is expected of the African football powerhouse.

Although coach Ibrahim Tanko could not get the full complement of his foreign based players majority of the squad that qualified Ghana to the competition against Algeria are available.

Speaking ahead of the game, Coach Tanko says the players are poised to break the jinx over Ghana’s failure to qualify for the tournament.

“We are going to the tournament with two aims, that is, to win the trophy and qualify for the Olympic Games. If we have to achieve that we must win every game we play at the tournament and that begins this evening against Cameroon.

Coach Tanko stated that since 2004 the country has never tasted Olympic football action, the technical team and playing body are well aware of how thirsty the nation is for Olympic soccer and are battle-ready to satisfy that thirst with the backing of prayers and support from Ghanaians.

“Support from Ghanaians is very important; the national team belongs to Ghanaians so if we come together as a nation, we are going to achieve our aims together. I urge Ghanaians to rally behind the team as we all aim to bring back the love, he added.