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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier : Black Princesses game against Zambia moved to Cape Coast

By : cd on 10 Dec 2021, 11:47     |     Source: christian ahorgah

Ghana’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Zambia has been moved from Accra to Cape Coast.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier which was originally scheduled for the Accra Sports stadium will now take place at the Cape Coast stadium on Saturday, December 18, due to renovation works currently going on at the national stadium.

The 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 and a win in Cape Coast will take them through to the next round of the competition.

Coach Ben Fokuo’s side will move their camp base from Prampram to Cape Coast on Monday, December 13, to continue with their preparation for the second leg qualifier.

The FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup is slated for Costa Rica next year.

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 Black Princesses will host the Young Copper Queens of Zambia in the reverse encounter on Sunday, December 18, 2021 in Accra.