Ghana U23 football team (also known as Ghana Olympic football team or Black Meteors), represents

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in international football competitions in

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, and CAF U-23 Championship. The selection is limited to players aged 23 and under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed. The team is controlled by the Ghana Football Association (GFA). The team had qualified for five straight Olympic Games Football Tournaments when the tournament was still a full senior national team competition. In

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, they became the first African country to win a

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at Olympic Games football. The ''Black Meteors'' failed to qualify for Beijing 2008 and although being the 2011 All-Africa Games champions, the Ghana Olympic football team failed to qualify for the

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, thus did not participate in

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History

Ghana appeared in the quarter-final of the Olympic Games in

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where they were beaten by

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in the quarter-final. They played in the

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, 1972 Olympic tournaments, but never progressed further than the Group stages. They also qualified in 1976 then withdrew. In

, Ghana reached the semi-final for the first time, they defeated Australia 2-0 to claim their first bronze medal in the event, and thus became the first African country to win a

at football. Ghana reached the quarter-finals of the

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football tournament in

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for the second time, they lost 4–2 against Brazil. In the Athens 2004 tournament Ghana were eliminated in the Group stages after they lost a must win game 1–0 against Japan. The team were not able to qualify for Beijing 2008 and

Results and fixtures

;Legend

2021

Ghana under-23 Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.comGhana Results and Fixtures – FIFA.com

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

''Source: Ghana Football Association''

Manager history

''after the match against .''

Players

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches. * Match dates: 23 and 30 October 2022 * Opposition: *Caps and goals correct as of: 15 June 2021, after the match against

Previous squads

;African Games * 2011 All-Africa Games – squad Africa U-23 Cup of Nations *

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squads

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Note: Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

African Games

Note: Football at the All-Africa Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.

References

External links

Ghana national under-23 football team (Black Meteors)
– official website {{CAF under-23 teams Under-23 African national under-23 association football teams