{"id":42865,"date":"2025-02-14T08:37:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T08:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=42865"},"modified":"2025-02-14T11:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T11:22:45","slug":"desmond-ofei-happy-to-escape-group-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/desmond-ofei-happy-to-escape-group-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Desmond Ofei happy to escape Group B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Black Satellites head coach, Desmond Ofei has expressed joy at escaping Group B for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ghana was selected for Group A alongside C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Tanzania, DR Congo, and an unnamed UNIFFAC zone country.<\/p>\n<p>Group B has a lot of African powerhouses such as Egypt, Morocco, and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Holders Sengal, Zambia, Kenya and Sierra Leone make up Group C of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"We will show you that we are Kotoko and Hearts \u2013 Nana Apinkrah threatens GFA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/we-will-show-you-that-we-are-kotoko-and-hearts-nana-apinkrah-threatens-gfa\/\">We will show you that we are Kotoko and Hearts \u2013 Nana Apinkrah threatens GFA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a recent media interview, Coach Ofei was happy his side wasn\u2019t drawn in Group B which would have been difficult considering the tough sides they would have come up against.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re happy that we&#8217;re not in group B because that&#8217;s a very interesting group. I feel like we&#8217;re in a\u00a0position where we can control the narrative of this tournament from our perspective,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only downside is that we&#8217;re in a group of five and we would have to play one extra game compared to the other groups but in all, I think we&#8217;re in a good position to manage the situation and the narrative quite well,\u201d he told Joy News\u2019 Prime Sports.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Kurt Okraku is not well \u2013 Nana Oduro Sarfo clarifies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kurt-okraku-is-not-well-nana-oduro-sarfo-clarifies\/\">Kurt Okraku is not well \u2013 Nana Oduro Sarfo clarifies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tournament will start on April 26 and see 13 teams competing for the ultimate trophy.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Satellites head coach, Desmond Ofei has expressed joy at escaping Group B for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).\u00a0 &nbsp; Ghana was selected for Group A alongside C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Tanzania, DR Congo, and an unnamed UNIFFAC zone country. 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