Maidens, Princesses to begin training for qualifiers

 

Ghana’s junior national women’s teams, the Black Princesses and the Black Maidens have been given the green light by government to begin preparations ahead of their respective qualifying events later this year.

President Akufo-Addo in his address to the nation on Sunday night on measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, eased restrictions on football activities for the first time since March, allowing the two national teams to begin training by adhering to the safety protocols.

The 2020 FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup was originally scheduled to be held between 2 and 21 November 2020 in India but has now been rescheduled to take place between 17 February – 7 March 2021 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

After drawing a bye in the first round of qualifying, Yussif Basigi’s Black Princesses will be engaged in a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau on September 4, 2020 with the return leg in Accra 7 days later.

The 2020 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup which was originally scheduled to come off in August 2020 in Costa Rica has been rescheduled for 20 January – 6 February 2021.

 

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