The newly elected President of the
Ghana Football Association Kurt E.S. Okraku has called on players and
technical team members of the Black Meteors at their camping base in
Accra.
Accompanied by some members of the newly-formed Executive Council of
the GFA, the FA President told the players that the visit was to
reassure them of the unflinching support of the GFA and the football
fraternity.
The national Olympic team has not played at the Olympic Games since
2004 in Athens, and the new GFA boss urged them to remain committed to
the national cause and end the 15-year-old Olympics jinx.
“You have an opportunity to make history and make a name for
yourself, your family and most importantly your country,” the GFA
President told the Black Meteors.
Mr. Okraku adviced the players to remain focused on the task ahead, as well as heed the advice of their coaches.
Members of the Executive Council who accompanied the President;
Messrs Mark Addo, Nana Oduro Sarfo, Samuel Anim Addo and Randy Abbey,
also advised the players to remain focused on the task ahead.
Head Coach of the team, Ibrahim Tanko, on behalf of the technical
team thanked the President and his delegation for visiting them.
“Your visit means a lot to us. This is your first official day in
office and we are really happy and encouraged that you have remembered
us with this visit,” said Ibrahim Tanko.
“We can assure you that we will go to Egypt and fight for the nation. We don’t want to just go and qualify; we want to go there and win the trophy for our country Ghana, inshaa Allah,” added coach Tanko.
The Vice Captain of the side, Kwame Baah also thanked the President
and his team and also assured them of the team’s commitment to the task
ahead in Egypt.
The Black Meteors will take part in the African Under 23 Championship in Egypt for one of Africa’s three slots for the 2020 Olympic Games in Egypt. Ghana is in Group A with Egypt, Cameroon and Mali.
source: ghanafa.org
