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Ibrahim Tanko's squad won a full victory in Accra to boost his chances of playing the mainland gem in Egypt
Ghana has one foot in the last qualifying round for the Africa Under-23 Cup of Africa 2019 after a 4-0 win over Gabon on Saturday.
A double Osman Bukari and a goal each from Kwabena Owusu (Spain) and Bernard Tekpetey (Germany) gave the Black Meteors a considerable advantage in the second leg of the second round match at the Accra stadium.
Ibrahim Tanko's charges are now expected to get a favorable result in Tuesday's return match to Gabon to secure a place in the final round.
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The winners will face Equatorial Guinea or Algeria on the last round in June.
All of Ghana were under the whistle of the referee and this was not a surprise when the Black Meteors took advantage in the 14th minute when Owusu shot into the penalty area. repair was caught in the net by Bukari.
Gabon then held out until half-time, but they would relax just after the restart.
Substitute Tekpetey, who replaced bored Benjamin Tetteh, scored with only his first touch of the match with a low shot from outside.
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Bukari then raised the score to 3-0 in the 75th minute after beating his man to take control of a long ball.
In 85 minutes, the Slovakia-based striker again scored to score 4-0 and put the Black Meteors on the verge of playing in the third qualifying round.
The last Afcon U23 tournament is scheduled for Egypt in November and will serve as a qualifying round for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
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