Laryea Kingston, has stressed that the team’s main goal is to qualify for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), having missed the last two editions.
The Starlets advanced to the semifinals of the ongoing WAFU Zone B Championship with a 2-0 victory over Benin on Tuesday evening at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium.
Goals from Mark Mensah Kagawa and Theophilus Ayamga ensured that Ghana’s U-17 team finished the Group A matches unbeaten.
“Since 2017, Ghanaians have not seen the quality of the team that we enjoyed during the 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2001 eras when we had a strong squad. So, if we manage to qualify this team, it would be amazing. For me, it would be the greatest joy” Kingston said in a post Presser.
“I know Ghanaians are eagerly waiting for this. They have worked hard and put a lot of things in place for us to succeed. However, it has been challenging because other countries are also developing. But I believe we are on the right path. We take it one day at a time. Now that we are in the semifinals, my technical team and I will prepare for any team we face on Saturday. We will be ready to face any opponent that comes our way” he added.
Ghana will now face the second-placed team from Group B in their next match, scheduled for Saturday. The finalists of the WAFU Zone B Championship will seal their place in the U-17 AFCON.