{"id":43766,"date":"2025-05-12T05:38:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T05:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=43766"},"modified":"2025-05-12T05:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T05:38:14","slug":"u-20-afcon-we-have-quality-ofei-on-the-black-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/u-20-afcon-we-have-quality-ofei-on-the-black-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"U-20 AFCON: We have quality \u2013 Ofei on the  Black Satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ghana\u2019s U-20 head coach, Desmond Ofei, has extolled\u00a0 team quality ahead of the\u00a0 tie against host nation, Egypt in the quarter finals of the ongoing AFCON U20.<\/strong><\/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>Speaking in his pre-game interview ahead of the game, he lauded the abilities of his opponents but acknowledged his side&#8217;s superiority and the need to get a win which will aid them secure qualification to the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is going to be like a final for us. It\u2019s a qualifier to the World Cup and that means everything. We are not just playing a nation; we are also playing against history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEgypt is a decent and good side. Ghanaians know their strengths. They have some very technically gifted players. I respect the team, but I also believe we have quality. And we know our quality,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, Ghana has a history, but it\u2019s not a burden. We understand what football means to Ghanaians. This is a fantastic opportunity for these boys and the entire team to elevate themselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Satellites will square off with Egypt at\u00a0 1500 GMT.<\/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>Ghana\u2019s U-20 head coach, Desmond Ofei, has extolled\u00a0 team quality ahead of the\u00a0 tie against host nation, Egypt in the quarter finals of the ongoing AFCON U20. Speaking in his pre-game interview ahead of the game, he lauded the abilities of his opponents but acknowledged his side&#8217;s superiority and the need to get a win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":42869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17038,8417],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-43766","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afcon-u20","8":"category-featured"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/desmond-ofei.jpeg?fit=275%2C183&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bnU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42867,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/desmond-ofei-reslishes-exciting-u20-tournamnet\/","url_meta":{"origin":43766,"position":0},"title":"Desmond Ofei reslishes exciting U20 Tournamnet","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"February 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Black Satelittes head coach, Desmond Ofei is looking forward to an exciting 2025 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. \u00a0 Ghana was pitted against C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Tanzania, DR Congo, and an unnamed UNIFFAC zone country for Group A. 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