U23 AFCON 2027Q: Black Meteors wrap up preparations ahead of Libya showdown in Benghazi

Ghana's Black Meteors have completed their final training session ahead of Wednesday's 2027 CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya at the Benina Martyrs Stadium in Benghazi.

Head coach Desmond Ofei supervised Tuesday evening's training session as the team fine-tuned preparations for the crucial first-leg encounter against the Mediterranean Knights.

The players appeared in high spirits and focused as they put the finishing touches to their preparations, with Ghana eager to make a positive start to their campaign for a place at the 2027 U-23 AFCON and, ultimately, the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

The Black Meteors will be targeting a favourable result over the two legs to progress to the next qualifying round, where they are scheduled to face Niger following Equatorial Guinea's withdrawal from the competition.

The three-round qualifying series will determine the seven nations that join hosts Egypt for the eight-team U-23 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

Beyond continental qualification, Ghana have an additional motivation to deliver, with the team determined to end the country's 24-year absence from men's Olympic football.

The Black Meteors last featured at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, and a successful qualifying campaign would revive the nation's hopes of returning to the global sporting spectacle in Los Angeles in 2028.