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U23 Afcon qualifier: Ghana to invite 11 foreign-based players for Algeria decider

Ghana assistant coach Michael Osei has revealed 11 foreign-based players have been called up for next month's Africa U23 Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier with Algeria.

The Black Meteors are set to host the North Africans in a final round double-header on September 6 and 10, with the winners on aggregate securing a ticket for the November 8 to 22 championship in Egypt.

The top three nations at the tournament will represent Africa at next year's Tokyo Olympic Games.

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“Our local players have not been active and the technical team headed by Ibrahim Tanko has really managed the training very well, we have improvised a lot," Osei, whose outfit hosts the first leg, told Peace FM.