The Black Starlets suffered a painful 1-0 loss to the Burkinabe in the semi finals of the on going 2022 WAFU Zone B U-17 championship on Tuesday at the Cape Coast Stadium.

The results means Ghana will not participate in the African U17 Championship to be staged in Algeria with the two finalists gaining qualification to the continental competition.

A penalty goal from Ousmane Camara was enough to dint Ghana’s hope of an 17 AFCON after unsuccessful attempt.

Coach Fabin’s lads will face Côte D’Ivoire in a third place play off match on Friday.