Back to the United States Newsfeed

Ghana women's U17 camp failure ahead of Nigeria showdown explained

Ghana U17 women's coach Yusif Basigi has explained reasons for the the team's inability to commence camp as originally scheduled.

After receiving special clearance from the national government to regroup amid a ban on all contact sports, including football, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Black Princesses were unable to kick off preparations for an upcoming 2021 Fifa U17 Women's World Cup showdown with arch-rivals Nigeria on August 1 as planned.

The U17 women's side joined the U20 women's team and the U17 male team to receive special dispensation to regroup ahead of various national assignments.