Ghana’s U-20 national team, the Black Satellites, departed for Egypt on Saturday, April 19, 2025, brimming with determination to compete in the 2025 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), set to kick off on April 27.
The team, led by Coach Desmond Ofei, is poised to chase their fifth continental youth title in a tournament running from April 26 to May 18, 2025.
🛄 Bags packed, Egypt-bound! 🛫
🇬🇭 #BlackSatellites depart for the 2025 U-20 AFCON, which kicks off on April 27.#TotalEnergiesAFCONU20 pic.twitter.com/d8aARy3mdi
— 🇬🇭 Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) April 19, 2025
The team’s journey to Egypt follows intensive preparations, including a week-long training camp in Accra and a three-nation tournament in Rabat, Morocco, where they honed their skills against top African youth sides.
Drawn in Group C alongside defending Champions Senegal, DR Congo, and the Central African Republic.
The tournament holds extra significance as the top four semi-finalists will secure automatic qualification for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile, scheduled for September 27 to October 19, 2025.
Ghana, a powerhouse in African youth football, boasts an illustrious history, having won the U-20 AFCON in 1993, 1999, 2009, and 2021, and making history as the first African team to lift the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2009.
