By Tilda Acorlor
Ghana’s national under-20 football team, the Black Satellites have been paired with Benin, Congo, and The Gambia in Group A of the 13th African Games Male Football Competition.
The Black Satellites will represent Ghana in the African Games, which will begin in Accra from March 8–23, 2024.
The coach, Desmond Ofei, is currently in camp with the team at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram, preparing for the competition.
Ghana is the defending champion, having won the competition in the 2011 edition of the African Games in Maputo, Mozambique, after beating South Africa 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
CAF has resolved that the eight quarterfinalists at the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt 2023, i.e., Nigeria, Benin, Congo, Gambia, Senegal, South Sudan, Tunisia, and Uganda, together with the host Ghana, will qualify for the event.
Just like the TotalEnergies U-20 AFCON, the same age category which was applied will be adopted for the African Games Male Competition.
Nigeria, South Sudan, Tunisia, Senegal, and Uganda are drawn into Group B.
