Black Princesses head cooach Yussif Basigi says his team is ready for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup that kicks off this Saturday in Colombia.
Basigi believes high-profile international friendlies against Mexico and South Korea put the Princesses in good shape ahead of the tournament.
Ghana drew 0-0 against the Mexicans before their second test match ended 2-2 versus the Asian side on Tuesday.
“This has been an improved game as compared to the first one. In the game against Mexico, you could tell they were a bit tensed but against South Korea, they played very well looking at how the Koreans play and we were able to hold them if not for the penalty, though it is part of the game” Yussif Basigi told ghanafa.org after the friendly against South Korea.
“Conceding two penalties is a worry but it gives us a fair idea of what to expect in the main tournament because at times referees protect players a lot and so if you are not careful with a little touch, they take a penalty against you”
“It has given us a fair idea of what to do and we will work on that before our next game”
“We are ready for the tournament. All that we were looking for in the team, we have seen it and it has given us hope that this team will live up to expectation” he added.
The Ghana national U20 women’s team are in Group E and will open their tournament account against Austria on Monday September 2nd at Estadio El Techo, Bogota before assignments versus Japan and New Zealand follow on September 5th and 8th respectively.
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