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Ghana\u2019s Black Meteors have been drawn to face cross border neighbours Togo in the first round of the qualifiers to the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n
To qualify for the age-restricted competition, participating nations have to overcome three two-legged qualifying stages.<\/p>\n
And Ghana \u2013 who have failed to participate in the new Olympics Games qualifying tournament since its inception in 2011 \u2013 will kick start their campaign against the Togolese over two legs between November 12 and 20, 2018.<\/p>\n
As many as 30 countries will be in action in the first round of the qualifiers while defending champions Nigeria lead 13 countries exempt from that stage. The others are Algeria, Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
The second round is scheduled for March 18 to 26 next year while the third and final round to determine the seven nations to join hosts Egypt at the quadrennial competition is planned for June 3 to 11, 2019.<\/p>\n
The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations is scheduled for November 8-22. The top three countries automatically qualify to represent the continent at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games football tournament.<\/p>\n
First round Fixtures:<\/p>\n
Ghana vs Togo<\/p>\n
Burkina Faso vs Niger<\/p>\n
Cameroon vs Chad<\/p>\n
Angola vs Namibia<\/p>\n
Mozambique vs Swaziland<\/p>\n
Botswana vs Malawi<\/p>\n
Burundi vs Tanzania<\/p>\n
Guinea Bissau vs Sao Tome and Principe<\/p>\n
Uganda vs South Sudan<\/p>\n
Mauritania vs Equatorial Guinea<\/p>\n
Seychelles vs Sudan<\/p>\n
Kenya vs Mauritius<\/p>\n
Libya vs Gambia<\/p>\n
Rwanda vs DR Congo<\/p>\n
Ethiopia vs Somalia<\/p>\n
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Source: Footy-ghana.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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