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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Black Princesses to camp in Europe ahead of World Cup

By : cd on 30 Jun 2022, 12:34     |     Source: christian ahorgah

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Ghana’s Female U20 side are set to open camp in Europe from July 15-30 ahead of the FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup in Costa Rica.

As part of preparations towards the Mundial, the Black Princesses will play giants France at Clairefontaine on Friday July 29, 2022.

31 players were selected to begin camping last week at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of excellence, Prampram on Sunday, June 12, 2022.

Head Coach Ben Fokuo will use the two week tour to put final touches to the team’s preparations ahead of the tournament.

Ghana sealed a 5-1 victory on aggregate against Ethiopia to claim a sixth consecutive FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup berth.

The Princesses join the likes of Nigeria as the two African representatives for the global youth tournament.

The 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup will be staged in Costa Rica from 10-28, August, 2022.

Ghana will face United States, the Netherlands and Japan in Group D of the FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup in Costa Rica.