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

Communications Director for Accra Great Olympics, Emmanuel Saint Osei has taken a swipe at the Black Meteors’ abysmal display at the ongoing U-23 AFCON in Morocco.

His comment comes on the back of the team’s inability to qualify for the next phase of the tournament after the 1-1 draw against Guinea and the 5-1 humiliation at the hands of the host Nation, Morocco.

The exit means Ghana’s Olympic team will not compete at next year’s Paris Olympic Games.

According to Saint Osei, he is confident his side Great Olympics would have displayed a much better outing than the Meteors did at the AFCON and further expressed his dissatisfaction at the performance of the various national teams in the last couple of months.

He said this in an exclusive interview with Citi Sports.

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.

Ghana exited the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after an opening game victory over Congo, a 5-1 demolishing at the hands of Host Nation Morocco and a 1-1 draw against Guinea.

Management Committee Chairman, Frederick Acheampong has confirmed that the Black Meteors team has been dissolved after the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations exit.

According to Acheampong, the technical team comprising of Ibrahim Tanko (head coach), Godwin Attram (assistant) and Michael Osei (assistant) will no longer serve in their various capacities after failing to qualify the country for next year’s Olympic Games.

Ghana’s last participation at the Olympic Games was in 2004 in Greece Athens under former Portuguese trainer Mariano Barreto, where the Black Meteors was paired with Paraguay, Italy and Japan.

The Meteors finished third in the group with four points behind, Italy and Paraguay.