Michael Osei confident of Black Meteors qualification for CAF U-23 Cup of Nations

Deputy Black Meteors coach Micheal Osei is optimistic of his side's chances of qualifying for the CAF U-23 Cup of Nations qualifier in Egypt next year.

The Black Meteors will host their Gabonese counterparts in Accra on March 23rd before travelling to Libreville for the second leg.

The winner of the two legged tie qualifies for the competition to be hosted by Egypt, a tournament which will serve as qualifies for Tokyo 2020.

Ahead of the game in Accra, coach Michael Osei revealed his players are responding well to preparations for the match.

"The preparation has been good so for and the boys are responding well so we are making things possible to qualify," he told Ashh FM Sports.

"We are working hard to get some videos of their games because we need to know their strength and weaknesses. It will be a FIFA week so we will get some foreign based players to beef our squad for the game," he added.

"Our main aim is to qualify and the game against Gabon is our last hurdle to see our qualification so we will do all we can to qualify."

"The players are really poised and ready for the game against Gabon looking at their training."

Ghana beat Togo to advance to the final round of qualifiers.