U-20 Women's World Cup: GFA boss Kurt Okraku charges Black Princesses to go beyond group stage
President of the Ghana Football Association Kurt Okraku has urged the Black Princesses to go beyond the group phase of the upcoming 2024 Women’s U-20 World Cup.The Black Princesses, making their seventh consecutive World Cup appearance. Yusif Basigi and his side have been drawn into Group E with New Zealand, Japan and Austria.Previous performances have been disappointing as the Black Princesses failed to advance beyond the group stage in the last six editions.In 2018, Ghana finished third in their group behind France and the Netherlands, securing only a single win against fourth-placed New Zealand. In the 2022 edition, the Black Princesses finished last in their group, losing all their matches.From 2014 to 2022, the Black Princesses have won only three of their 12 World Cup matches.These performances have propelled the FA President to sound a message of caution to the girls ahead of the games.Speaking at a press briefing in Sunyani, President Kurt Okraku called on the playing body to do their very best to ensure they do better than the previous six editions.“On the sixth consecutive time that we’ve been to the World Cup, we’ve not gone beyond the group stages.“This...
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President of the Ghana Football Association Kurt Okraku has urged the Black Princesses to go beyond the group phase of the upcoming 2024 Women’s U-20 World Cup.
The Black Princesses, making their seventh consecutive World Cup appearance. Yusif Basigi and his side have been drawn into Group E with New Zealand, Japan and Austria.
Previous performances have been disappointing as the Black Princesses failed to advance beyond the group stage in the last six editions.
In 2018, Ghana finished third in their group behind France and the Netherlands, securing only a single win against fourth-placed New Zealand. In the 2022 edition, the Black Princesses finished last in their group, losing all their matches.
From 2014 to 2022, the Black Princesses have won only three of their 12 World Cup matches.
These performances have propelled the FA President to sound a message of caution to the girls ahead of the games.
Speaking at a press briefing in Sunyani, President Kurt Okraku called on the playing body to do their very best to ensure they do better than the previous six editions.
“On the sixth consecutive time that we’ve been to the World Cup, we’ve not gone beyond the group stages.
“This year, the vision is very clear, we’re going to the competition and we must better our performances,” he said.
The Ghana Football Association President also revealed how they’ve provided the players the needed support ahead of the games.
“We’ve given the team all the support that they need, we believe they are a good team, we believe that the technical team are well on course to deliver” he added.
The Black Princesses will move to Accra today to wrap up their preparations ahead of the Mundial.
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup will kick off in Colombia on Saturday, August 31 - Sunday, September 22, 2024.
The Black Princesses will open their campaign against Austria on Monday, September 2 before taking on Japan and New Zealand.
