The Black Ghana’s Satellites are gearing up for their AYC opener after arriving in Senegal on Thursday night.
Team Ghana had been holding their final pre-tournament camping in Turkey in the last fortnight.
Tree-Time African U-20 Champions held their first training session in M'Bour on Friday afternoon ahead of their opening Group B encounter with South Africa on Monday. All 21 players on Ghana’s roster took part of the session.
The head coach Sellas Tetteh who led the 2009 batch to win Ghana’s third U-20 title is well aware of the big task ahead but is confident his charges are ready for the challenge.
Is not an easy thing to be a former champion and everyone will come playing tougher against us because we are the Ghana team,” Tetteh told Graphic Sports.
Infact all these require us to be cautious and not being carried away or complacent.”
We are ready for our first game on Monday and we will wait to see how it turns out,” he continued.
According to Ghanians media, Ghana are focused on working to their strength and realising their goals rather being disrupted by the favourites tag being accorded the team.
I believe people see as favourites because we are Ghana, but the truth is, it is our performance that is more important to me. We are going with our own dreams and expectations and realising them will engage our focus, rather than whether we are favourites or not,” he said.
Next, Ghana will play Zambia and Mali to complete the group games.
Black Satellites team list (with shirt numbers)
Goalkeepers:
16. Mutawakilu Seidu (Accra Hearts of Oak), 1. Michael Sai (Berekum Chelsea), 12. Kwame Baah (Heart of Lions)
Defenders:
4. Joseph Owusu Bempah (Accra Hearts of Oak), 21. Patrick Asmah (B. A United), 15. Joseph Adjei (Wa All Stars), 14. Joe Aidoo (Inter Allies), 6. Stephen Anokye Badu (B.A United), 13. Yakubu Mohammed (DC United), 5. Kingsley Fobi (Right to Dream)
Midfielders:
8. Kofi Yeboah (Wa All Stars), 17. Yaw Yeboah (Right to Dream), 11. Attobrah Asiedu (New Edubiase), 20. Prosper Kassim (Inter Allies) 4. Emmanuel Antwi (Liberty Professionals), 7. Samuel Tetteh (WAFA), 2. Michael Otoo (UniStars), 10. Clifford Aboagye (Granada)
Forwards:
9. Samuel Afful (Hasaacas), 19. Benjamin Tetteh (Dream FC), 18. Joshua Osabutey (Tema Youth)
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