Accra, March 21, GNA – Ghana’s Working Committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, has urged the national under-23 team, the Black Meteors, to go all out and win their qualifier against Gabon at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, March 23.
Mr. Paul Atchoe, Chef Du Mission (CDM) of Ghana, for the Tokyo 2020, said in an interview that, it was their wish that, the team makes progress to the Olympic Games next year in Tokyo, adding that, Ghana has since 1992, when they became the first African nation to win an Olympic medal not made any significant impact in the competition.
He said countries like Cameroun and Nigeria have improved upon the bronze at won Gold for Africa, hence it was time for Ghana to make an appearance again at the global event.
“This is the time to make amends and go for the golden fleece,” he said.
According to the CDM for Tokyo 2020, Ghana’s Black Meteors can rise to the occasion and hoped that they will do the nation proud in these hard times when football has taken a nose dive.
He said misfortunes can be blessing, and this year could be the year of redemption for Ghana Sports.
He said preparations for the 2020 Olympic Games was started on time to create awareness and get financial and moral support from corporate Ghana.
“We can make it again, as we have always set the pace. We pray that the Black Meteors would go all out and win massively” he stressed.
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