It took us 3 days to psyche the players up – Black Meteors coach Ibrahim Tanko

It took us 3 days to psyche the players up – Black Meteors coach Ibrahim Tanko

Ghana Black Meteors coach Ibrahim Tanko has revealed that the U23 players were ‘down’ after the 1-1 draw against Algeria at the Accra Sports Stadium last week and he and his staffs had to motivate them ahead of the second leg.

Ghana U23 secured a 1-0 victory against Algeria to qualify for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday night, thanks to a solo goal from Yaw Yeboah.

Ibrahim Tanko stated that they had to psyche the players up before the game because they were ‘down’ and needed all the motivation they could get.

“It wasn’t easy after the first game as most of them were down. It took us two to three days to psyche them up and make them believe that they can beat them in their home ground,” he said.

He also stated that his team will do all they can to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.

“We are doing our best to qualify the team to the Olympic games to break our absence hiatus of the Olympics”

“I learnt a lesson from the first leg and I think that accounted for the victory,” he added