Ghana’s Black Princesses drew goalless with the Young Copper Queens of Zambia in the first leg of the FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifier at the Nkoloma Stadium in Zambia on Saturday.

The Princess started the game well with pressing football in the opening exchanges but could not test the Zambians.

Skipper of the side, Evelyn Badu was presented with the first chance in the 10th minute but her cross went over the bar much to the relief of the home team.

The Young Copper Queens then pushed for a goal but were denied by shot stopper, Konlan Cynthia who pulled a brilliant save to keep Ghana in the game.

After recess, the Princesses started well with good inter positional play causing problems for the Zambians but once again, the Ghanaians couldn’t make it count as they allowed their opponents to settle.

Rahama Jafar and Constance Agyemang were introduced in the second half of the game but that didn’t yield any results.

In stoppage time, Rahama had a glorious chance to win the game for the Princesses but her shot went straight into the arms of Zambia goalkeeper Loveness Tonge.

The Princesses showed promise in the entire duration but their profligacy in front of goal caused them a win as the referee blew her whistle to bring proceedings to an end.

Coach Ben Fokuo’s side will host the Zambians in the reverse fixture on Sunday, December 18, 2021 in Accra.

Ghana are chasing a record sixth straight FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup participation. The Black Princesses made their first World Cup appearance in 2010 and have gone ahead to play in four tournaments on the spin. (2010, 2012,2014, 2016, 2018).