Ghana U17 women return after World Cup quarter-final exit
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s under-17 women’s team has returned to Ghana after reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Morocco, where Japan eliminated it 1-0. The players had previously reached the round of 16 by beating Argentina on penalties, and the Ghana Football Association president congratulated them in Accra, according to MyJoyOnline.
Ghana’s U17 women’s team returned to Accra on Monday, the day after being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, where it lost 1-0 to Japan. Nanami Kurita scored Japan’s goal in the 54th minute, according to MyJoyOnline.
Ghana Football Association president Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku congratulated the players and technical staff on reaching the tournament’s last eight. He praised the work of coach Joe Nana Adarkwa, despite the absence of captain Seidatu Wahab and Hajara Adam, who were suspended or unavailable against Japan.
The Black Maidens reached the quarter-finals after a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Argentina following a 1-1 draw. Jessica Appiah, who converted the decisive penalty, was named player of the match. The Ghana Football Association plans to continue supporting women’s youth football, according to Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku.
The return follows Ghana’s qualification for the quarter-finals, secured against Argentina on 28 October. Ghana had previously reached the round of 16 after its group-stage campaign, before going on to the tournament’s last four.
