Audio By Carbonatix
As the Black Meteors encamp on Monday to begin the final leg of preparations for the All Africa Games in Algiers, head coach, Sir Cecil Jones Attuquayefio is concerned about the availability of his foreign players.
Speaking to the GNA, the veteran coach said though he would have wished to have the full complement of his foreign players, he was worried about their availability particularly when the Games will be held at a time when most foreign clubs would be busy with pre-season training in anticipation of the incoming season.
He said he had players such as Michael Helegbe, Anthony Annan, Yao Kumordzi and Prince Tagoe in his plans for the Algiers games and was liaising with their respective clubs to see if they would release them.
The coach said his desire to have the foreign segment of the Meteors for the Africa Games was paramount to his plans to use the Algiers Tournament to fine tune his team for the rest of the Olympic Games qualifiers, adding that it was imperative the Meteors qualified for the Beijing Olympics.
On the chances of the Meteors at the Algiers Games, Jones said he could not say outright if the Meteors would claim the title.
He said he expected stiff challenges from other qualifiers such as Cameroon, Guinea, Zambia, Algeria, Tunisia and South Africa and promised he would not disappoint Ghanaians despite the magnitude of the task ahead.
The coach said it would be compelling on the Meteors to make an impact in Algiers so as to boost their morale and strengthen their resolve to snatch an Olympic qualification.
He said to attain their goals, the team had to prepare well and he was happy the boys were responding very well before they went on a short break.
Jones assured Ghanaians that they would make an impact and leave footprints in Algiers.
The Black Meteors, which eliminated the Flying Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for Algiers will camp locally for a few days before relocating to Tunisia to round off preparations for the All Africa Games scheduled for Algiers from July10 to 21.
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
-
More public education needed to stop vote-buying – Savannah MP
2 minutes -
Absa Bank commissions new head office, commits to strengthening operations in Ghana
4 minutes -
Republic Bank-JoyNews Habitat Fair clinic: Day 1 ends on positive note as patrons explore housing solutions at Junction Mall
8 minutes -
Vanderpuye: NDC welfare system needed to support former officials, cadres
12 minutes -
Chamber of Mines extends support to Akropong, Mampong Special Schools
15 minutes -
Tumu chiefs, MP back clearance of road corridor for Ghana-Burkina road corridor
20 minutes -
‘Democracy Is Not For Sale’: Monetisation of elections could lead to wrong people entering Parliament – UDS lecturer
31 minutes -
COCOBOD increases cocoa producer price to GH¢42,400 for 2026/27 season
34 minutes -
Atebubu College of Education receives GETFund boost after years of infrastructure neglect
37 minutes -
64 arrested over alleged unlawful possession of firearms at Achimota lounge
55 minutes -
Savannah Regional Minister calls for clear rules to distinguish generosity from vote-buying
58 minutes -
TOR secures 950,000 barrels of Sankofa crude from GNPC
1 hour -
NAGRAT calls for probe into alleged inflation of School Feeding enrolment figures
1 hour -
Four more arrested over alleged 2026 school placement fraud
1 hour -
646 military recruits pass out after six-month infantry training at Shai Hills
1 hour