Black Meteors Leave Ghana for Japan, Korea friendlies

Ghana’s national Under-23 side, the Black Meteors, left Accra on June 1 for Tokyo, Japan for upcoming international friendly games against their counterparts from Japan and South Korea.

The team under the management of coach Samuel Kwasi Fabin, has been training at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence in Prampram for the past two weeks, ahead of the matches.

The Black Meteors will take on Japan on June 4 and 8 in Tokyo before travelling to South Korea to play the Koreans on June 12 and 15, 2021.

The Black Meteors who failed to qualify for the upcoming Olympic Games will use those matches to prepare for the next African Games scheduled to place in Accra in 2023.

However, Japan and South Korea will use the games to test their readiness for the Olympic Games football competition.

The Black Meteors squad:

GOALKEEPERS:

Richmond Ayi (Hearts of Oak), William Esso (Vision FC).

DEFENDERS:

Samuel Ashie Quaye (Great Olympics), Frank Assinki (HB Koge), Frank Amoabeng (Cerignola), Ibrahim Moro (Asante Kotoko), Uzair Alhassan (Tamale Utrecht), Abdulai Sabit (Getafe CF).

MIDFIELDERS:

Emmanuel Essiam (Berekum Chelsea), Frimpong Boateng (King Faisal), Patrick Mensah (Heart of Lions), Kwame Adubofuor Poku (Colchester United), Osman Bukari (Genk).

FORWARDS:

Jonah Attuquaye (Legon Cities), Percious Boah (Dreams FC), Samuel Obeng Gyabaa (Real Oviedo), Joselpho Barnes (Schalke 04), Diawusie Taylor (Karela United FC), Samuel Boakye (Eleven Wonders).