Ghana become the first African side to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Ghana become the first
African nation to reach the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 . Ghana humiliated hosts Gabon 5-0 during the CAF
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations at the Stade De Port Gentil on Wednesday.The victory
followed their 4-0 comprehensive win against Cameroon on four days earlier. Captain
Eric Ayiah and midfielder Emmanuel Toku scored a brace apiece before second-half
substitute Patmos Arhin sealed the win that books them a berth for the
semi-finals and a slot at this year’s FIFA U-17 championship in India.
Guinea’s 5-1 convincing
victory over hosts Gabon in the CAF U-17 opener gave them the bragging rights
as the tournament. The Group A game between Ghana and Cameroon was also as one
sided and recorded high scores with the former winning 4-0.
Guinea are second in the
group and need just a draw in their final group match to become the second of
the four African nations to join the Black Starlets in India. Ghana were crowned world
champions in 1995 and 1999, and have also finished runners-up on two occasions.
The other group features
Angola, Niger, Tanzania and Mali, with each having played a match each.
Ghana U17 Team
Ghana achievements in
FIFA under 17 World Cup
1991 Champions
1995 Champions
1993
1997
1999 Third place
2007 Forth place
2007 Forth place