Ibrahim Tanko, the Black Meteors’ head coach, has stated that he does not know the reason why striker Felix Afena-Gyan declined his team’s invitation to participate in the U23 AFCON qualifiers.
He claims that he had numerous meetings with the player’s agent, who claimed that the forward, who is based in Italy, is not yet ready to compete for the Ghana U23 team.
“I did my list and added Afena. I don’t know why he is not here. I personally spoke to his agent about four times and he told me the boy is not ready,” Coach Ibrahim Tanko told the press in Kumasi.
Coach Ibrahim Tanko wanted Felix Afena-Gyan to be part of his squad for the two games against Angola in the qualifiers for the U23 AFCON.
In his absence, the coach managed to work with the available players to secure qualification thanks to a 2-1 aggregate win.