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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier: Black Princesses arrive in Lusaka ahead of Zambia showdown

By : cd on 02 Dec 2021, 01:39     |     Source: christian ahorgah

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Ghana’s female U-20 National team, the Black Princesses have arrived in Lusaka, Zambia ahead of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against the Young Copper Queens of Zambia.

The Princesses departed Accra in the early hours of Tuesday, November 30, via Ethiopia Airline and touched down at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, Lusaka around 2pm on Wednesday.

The team is currently lodging at the Protea Hotel and expected to hold their first training session on Thursday, December, 2, 2021 at the Sunset Stadium.

The 1st leg is scheduled for Lusaka on Saturday, December 5, 2021 with the reverse fixture slated for Accra in two weeks time.

The Black Princesses advanced to the third stage of the African U20 Women’s World Cup qualification following Mauritania’s withdrawal from the qualifiers.

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).