
Audio By Carbonatix
Cecil Jones Attuquayefio, coach of Ghana’s Olympic soccer team has said that he is content with the challenges that come with playing against tough teams.The Black Meteors was on Tuesday housed in Group A alongside Tunisia, winners of the South Africa- Botswana and Cameroon-Gabon duels for the All African Games in Algiers in July and the tactician says the Ghanaians will come well.He told the GNA Sports that, “It is a good exercise to play tough teams especially when you have crucial qualifiers like that of the Olympic Games ahead.“Engaging tough teams is the only time you can really examine your strength and get prepared for the challenges ahead. I strongly relish the opportunity of meeting each member of the group in Algiers,” he said.The former Africa’s Best Coach said the Meteors will use the competition as a stepping stone in deriving that fine form to qualify for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.The Meteors, bronze medalists at the Barcelona Games in 1992 will begin their campaign for Asia in June against a yet-to-be-named opponent.The Olympic Games qualifiers end next March.“Algiers will surely be a test of our temperament but our aim is to maximize every opportunity that smiles at us in our quest to build a solid team that will make all proud,” he admitted.The coach is envisaging an European tour for the team in search of that desired exposure ahead of Algiers.He said: “We should be able to marry the foreign-based players and their local counterparts by next month when the various leagues will be on recess so we can have a tour of central Europe to step up our preparations towards the competitions and the qualifiers.”Source: GNA
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
GIFEC supports national rollout of One Million Coders Programme with laptop presentation
22 seconds -
Old Tafo MP rolls out street lights project to boost security and night-time economy
8 minutes -
Telecel Ghana CEO urges urgent education reform and stronger industry-academia partnership at UEW Public Lecture
17 minutes -
Nigerian army general and several soldiers killed in assault on military base in northeast
18 minutes -
Dagbamete chief urges completion of road project, expansion of vocational training
26 minutes -
Urgently cancel Truedare AI Customs deal over cost concerns – Joseph Cudjoe to Mahama
32 minutes -
Poor safety habits to blame for recurring boat fatalities — GMA boss, Kamal-Deen Ali
38 minutes -
Owabi 75% blocked, Barekese loses 40% capacity as siltation, plastics threaten water supply crisis
47 minutes -
Ashanti RCC seeks to clear unauthorised garages under new car mall initiative
50 minutes -
DPS International steals spotlight at Ghana Interschool Festival Part 2
51 minutes -
Republic Bank Ghana PLC leverages Kwahu Business Forum deliberations
51 minutes -
Ghana and Artemis II: Hospitality, Love, and Conquest
53 minutes -
AMA enforces planning rules, demolishes wall built on public right of way
56 minutes -
GFA urged to move for Welbeck, Nketiah amid injury concerns
1 hour -
KGL to honour 2025 Corporate Income Tax obligations with GHC150m April payment
2 hours