AYC Qualifier: Ghana Black Statellites Leave Today For Ethiopia

Ghana’s U-20 national team, the Black Satellites will leave today for their Africa Youth Championship qualifier against Ethiopia.

Coach Mas-Ud-Didi Dramini and his charges are expected to depart the country tonight for the first leg tie at the Addis Ababa Stadium on Sunday.

A contingent made up of players and officials will depart to the East African country in their bid to qualify for next year’s Championships in Zambia.

Ghana are chasing their fifth successive appearance at the youth tournament having finished third in the last edition of the competition hosted by Senegal.

A good result in Addis Ababa will make the return leg in Ghana a mere formality.

AYC Qualifier: Ghana Black Statellites Leave Today For Ethiopia

Ghana To Play Tunisia In Next AWC Qualifier

Ghana’s female national team, the Black Queens have been drawn to play Tunisia in the second round of qualifiers to the 10th African Women’s Championship (AWC) to be held in Cameroon later this year.

The first leg is expected to be played in Tunisia on 8 April before the Queens host their Tunisian counterparts in Accra in the return leg after a fortnight.

Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, Cote d‘Ivoire and Nigeria all drew a bye in the first round of qualifiers which was played early in March.

Tunisians qualified to the second stage of these qualifiers after eliminating Burkina Faso 2-0 on aggregate over two legs. They won the first leg at home 2-0 before forcing a goalless draw in Ouagadougou.

Seven teams will qualify to join hosts Cameroon for the event which has been slated for 19 November to 3 December 2016.

Ghana To Play Tunisia In Next AWC Qualifier