African Games Accra 2023: CAF Announces participating teams

By Emmanuel Austin Baah On Jan 24, 2024

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the participating teams for the football events (men and women) at the African Games Accra 2023.

In the men’s category, the CAF Executive Committee has determined that the eight quarterfinalists from the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2023, along with the host nation Ghana, will qualify for the prestigious event.

The age category rules applied during the TotalEnergies U-20 AFCON will also be upheld.

The qualified men’s teams are Benin, Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Tunisia, and Uganda.

On the women’s side, the teams that took part in the fourth qualifying rounds of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 will earn spots in the Final tournament of the African Games Accra 2023. The same age category will be applied.

The qualified women’s teams include the host nation Ghana, along with Cameroon, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Scheduled to take place from March 8 to March 24, 2024, in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, the African Games Accra 2023 promises to showcase high-level football competition.

The last edition of the continental multisport event in 2019, held in Rabat, Morocco, saw Burkina Faso and Nigeria securing gold in the men’s and women’s events, respectively.

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Emmanuel Austin Baah

My name is Emmanuel Austin Baah, professionally known as “Okocha”. I am a seasoned Ghanaian journalist, broadcaster and football commentator from Senya Bereku in the Central Region. My work reflects a strong commitment to factual reporting, ethical journalism and the continuous promotion of Ghanaian sports.

I am currently pursuing my studies at Cape Coast Technical University, building on a solid foundation of media practice and communication. I previously served as a sports producer at Radio Gold (90.5) and Montie FM (100.1) in Accra, where I was actively involved in editorial planning, programme production, live commentary and in-depth sports analysis.

Presently, I am a Senior Writer at SportsNetGhana.com, a role in which I produce well-researched features, match reports, athlete profiles and analytical pieces. My work consistently highlights emerging talents, captures key sporting developments and contributes to shaping informed sports discourse in Ghana.

Over the course of my career, I have covered numerous major sporting events both locally and internationally. Among these, the highlight remains my coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, a significant milestone that strengthened my expertise in global football reporting and enhanced my understanding of international sports dynamics.

I am widely recognised for my clarity of analysis, engaging commentary style and strong command of both local and global football trends. Beyond the newsroom, I participate in community initiatives aimed at developing young sports journalists and promoting youth engagement in sports.

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