Four Ghanaian cyclists are billed to leave the shores of the country for the 2016 Rio Olympic games qualifiers slated for Morocco.
The quartet will be led by Anthony Boakye for the North African trip as they look to return with qualification tickets under their belts.
The experience Boakye will be in the competition with Frank Akuffo, Clement Kussi and Abdul Razak Umar for the Under 23 male category in the road race set to kick off on Sunday February 20, 2016, in Morroco.
The continental cycling gathering will see athletes graded on individual basis by their time frame as the search for African slots intensifies.
The quartet are expected to leave the shores of the country in the early hours of Friday en route to the qualification tourney.
Ghana’s hope of hoisting her flag in the female category st the Rio Olympics has been placed on the exploits Asibi Sylvia Amoako, who will be gunning for the female ticket in the road race.
Scottish based Ghanaian cyclist Jedidiah Amoako will battling for his place in the Rio showdown in the track cycling over the weekends as well in the North African side.
Ghana’s hope of securing any cycling to Rio could be determined by the close of Tuesday, 27th February 2016 when the final list of African qualifiers would have been released
The trip is reportedly been sponsored by Ghana Cycling Federation.
Cycling: Ghanaian Quartet Depart For Rio Qualifiers In Morocco
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