Ghana U-17 coach Paa Kwesi Fabin named his final 21-man squad for the FIFA under-17 World Cup to be held in India Next month. Kwesi named his final squad on Thursday 21st, after the side’s 2-1 loss to Mali in a preparatory friendly at their training base in Abu Dhabi.
The gaffer gave all the 25 players a chance to play against Mali and prove that they deserve a chance to make the cut. They will be with seven new faces that were not part of the U-17 African Cup of Nations and will be hoping the new energy fires them up next month.
This will be Ghana’s ninth appearance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup and is one of the title favorites following the side’s top performance at the African Cup of Nations and past World Cup.
The young Starlets have a lot to prove for a nation that dominated the tournament in the 90’s, at one time qualifying for four consecutive World Cup finals.
The 2-time U-17 champions will bank on key players like Gabriel Leveh, Ibrahim Danlad, Eric Ayiah and Ibrahim Sulley who stood out at the U-17 African Cup of Nations, inspiring the side to break a 22-year trophy drought.
They are in a rather tricky group with hosts India, Colombia and USA and will play their first group match against Colombia on October 6th at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Final Squad.
Goalkeepers;
Ibrahim Danlad, Micheal Acquaye, Kwame Aziz
Defenders;
Najeeb Yakub, Gideon Mensah, Bismark Terry, Owusu, Edmund Arko-Mensah, Abddul Razak Yusif, Giseon Acquah, Rashid Alhassan, John Out
Midfielders;
Isaac Gyamfi, Gabriel Levah, Ibrahim Sulleh, Muhammed Kuds, Emmanuel Toku, Muhammed Iddriss
Strikers;
Eric Ayiah, Ricahrd Danso, Muhammed Aminu, Ibrahim Sadiq.
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