Audio By Carbonatix
Head coach of the National U-23 football team, Malik Jabir has revealed plans to engage other African countries in a round-robin competition ahead of their qualifiers.
The Meteors team has been silent after failing to qualify for London Olympics in 2012 and gold medalist in 2011 All Africa Games but the former Asante Kotoko player believes they will engage some north Africa teams soon in some international friendlies.
Jabir who was speaking on Luv FM’s Sports Avenue disclosed he had been approached by an agent from Europe to play a number of international friendlies with some North African countries who are also about to begin building their Olympic national teams .
“All things being possible later next week we might meet to outline our programme for the year . We also have an agent from Europe who has just contacted me and we are yet to settle down on a few teams that will involve Morocco, Egypt, Libya, and I think Algeria.”He said
Should the friendlies come to fruition, it would be a good starting point for the Meteors to assembly the best of materials to represent the country in future competion Under 23 competition.
Latest Stories
-
Gov’t could lose nearly GH¢500m a month for every GH¢1 cut from fuel taxes
19 seconds -
Purchasing Clerk says cocoa farmers are threatening his life
21 minutes -
[Video]Burna Boy’s mother turns prayer warrior after son’s cuss wordsÂ
1 hour -
South Africa coalition party elects Cape Town mayor as leader
2 hours -
Pope Leo to begin 10-day Africa tour on mission to spotlight continent’s needs
2 hours -
Oil back above $100 as US to blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail
2 hours -
Viktor Orbán’s Hungarian experiment runs out of steam
2 hours -
US to blockade Iran after talks fail to yield a deal
2 hours -
Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him ‘weak’ on crime and ‘terrible’
3 hours -
UK will not join Trump’s blockade of Iran’s ports in the Strait of Hormuz
3 hours -
Pope prioritises world’s fastest-growing Catholic region in major Africa tour
3 hours -
Congressman Eric Swalwell quits California governor race amid sexual misconduct claims
6 hours -
UK shelves Chagos deal after Trump opposition
6 hours -
Eswatini court rules first Trump deportees in jail have right to lawyer
6 hours -
McIlroy proves he really is free by defending Masters title
6 hours