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GFA President inspires Black Satellites ahead of 2025 U-20 AFCON

Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Okraku, met with the Black Satellites on Friday, April 18, 2025, to offer words of encouragement ahead of their departure for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

His visit aimed to motivate the team as they prepare to pursue a fifth continental title.

Following the visit, the Black Satellites departed Accra on Saturday, April 19, 2025, to continue their final preparations in Cairo.

The team is expected to spend another week in Egypt before the competition kicks off on April 27.

The squad had earlier completed a two-week training camp in Accra, after returning from a three-nation tournament in Rabat, Morocco.

They also had a short break before the local camp to recover and regroup.

Ghana has been drawn in Group C alongside Senegal, DR Congo, and the Central African Republic.

The Black Satellites, champions in 1993, 1999, 2009, and 2021, aim to add a fifth title and repeat their historic U-20 World Cup success achieved in Egypt in 2009.

 

Source: ghanasoccernet.com

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