Black Princesses coach Ben Fokuo has said that his side expects a tough test against the Young Copper Queens of Zambia in the second leg of the FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifiers on Saturday.
Ghana drew goalless with the Zambian Queens in the first leg of the FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifier a fort night ago at the Nkoloma Stadium in Zambia.
A win over the Zambians in Accra will ensure the Princesses advance Ghana to the next stage of the the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.
Head Coach Ben Fokuo has been speaking to ghanafa.org ahead of this crucial encounter at the Cape Coast stadium.
“I trust my team and I know they are ready to make it to the next stage of the competition. We need a win and the team has prepared towards that. “Coach Fokuo told ghanafa.org
“We have worked on taking our chances because we didn’t do that in the first leg and so this is a crucial match and to get a win, we need to take our chances” he added
For Skipper Evelyn Badu, the team has prepared well for the return fixture.
“Everyone in camp is putting in hard work to make sure we make it to the next round. We want to win and so we need the support of Ghanaians. They should come and support us in their numbers” said Badu.
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).
The game will take place at 15:00GMT at the Cape Coast stadium on Saturday. The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup is slated for Costa Rica in 2022.