“Great Olympics wouldn’t have been humiliated like the Meteors at U-23 AFCON”- Saint Osei

Accra Great Olympics Communications Director, Emmanuel Saint Osei has blasted the Black Meteors of Ghana after their early exit from the 2023 CAF TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

He has taken a swipe at the team, insisting his outfit that trades in the Ghanaian top-flight will not display such abysmal performance.

According to him, Great Olympics would have than better in Morocco than what head coach Ibrahim Tanko and his charges exhibited. Ghana finished 3rd in Group A with four points despite amassing a win in their first game against Congo Brazzaville, 3-2.

Ghana went ahead to shamefully fall to Morocco with a huge margin, 5-1 before sharing spoils with Guinea in their last group game.

Speaking to CitiSports, Saint Osei said; “We always create the impression that all is well with our national teams, but all is not well.

“What I have studied in the past is that, we do not pay attention to details, including our coaches when it comes to tournaments.

“When we won our first match against Congo, for me it wasn’t the time for our Coaches to go and sleep, because Congo was a tough side, in fact all the teams we faced are better sides”

“So i was expecting that till the last whistle is blown, then we will have the opportunity to celebrate and do something else.

“Now every nation is playing football, not like in the past where we were running past nations with ease, so i think it is about time our technical handlers give details to football and ensure that every department of the game has the necessary attention applied.

“Look at the goals we conceded against Morocco, it is not something that should have happened.

“Seriously, my Club Great olympics wouldn’t have been humiliated like this, i am telling you. Errors that were created, were not supposed to be done by this particular team, it is very sad”, he added.

The Black Meteors were hoping to build in their last CAF TotalEnergies U23 Africa Cup of Nations performance in 2019 when they exit at the 3rd place playoff to South Africa and secure qualification to next year’s Olympic Games but failed.

Ghana last played at the Olympic Games in 2004 when it was held in Athens, and has since failed to get there again.