Black Satellites to face Olympics Friday

satelitesThe national Under 20 team Black Satellites will play premiership side Accra Great Olympics in a friendly match on Friday December 12 at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The U-20 side is preparing for next year’s African Youth Championship to be held in Senegal from 8-22 March, 2015 whiles Olympics are also awaiting the start of the 2014/15 Ghana premier league season which has been delayed by a court case.

The three-time winners of the African Youth Championship finished second at the last edition of the tournament in 2013.

Meanwhile, the Black Meteors will also travel to Bibiani as guests of Division One side Bibiani Gold Stars on Friday before they take on premiership side Medeama in Tarkwa on Sunday.

These matches come ahead of qualifiers for the 2015 All African games in Congo beginning in February. The final tournament will be held from 5-19 December, 2015.

Ghana is the defending champions after former Black stars Coach James Akwasi Appiah led the team to win it in 2011 in Maputo.

The top three finishers at the finals will qualify to the 2016 Olympic Games to be hosted by the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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