Black Starlets in Togo for WAFU U17 Zone B Cup of Nations

The Ghana U-17 male national team has arrived in Togo ahead of 2021 of the WAFU Zone B U-17 Cup of Nations tournament.

The tournament was originally scheduled to be staged in Benin in 2020 but had to be postponed to January 2021 due to Coronavirus concerns and other issues.

The first round matches in Group A were played on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, with new host Togo and Burkina Faso recording wins.

The Black Starlets of Ghana have been paired with Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire in Group B, and as expected open their campaign on Saturday, January 9, 2021. against Nigeria.

Coach Ben Fokuo and his team will hope to record a win to ensure they have a better chance of progressing to the knockout phase of the tournament.

The top two teams from this tournament will qualify for the 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Morocco.

Below is the 28 man squad selected by U17 head coach Ben Fokuo for the tournament.