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Starlets’ squad to be pruned on
Saturday
Prampram, July 13, GNA – Five members of the current
national Under-17 team, the Black Starlets would be axed
from the team on Saturday as part of preparations for the
World U-17 Championship in Korea next month.
The team currently in camp is made up of thirty players
preparing feverishly for the 12th edition of the biennial
competition.
Speaking to the GNA Sports at Prampram on Thursday after the
team’s training session, Sellas Tetteh, the newly appointed
head coach of the technical team said that the squad will be
pruned down to twenty-five after a friendly match against
Liberty Professionals at the Dansoman Carl Reindorf Park on
Saturday.
Coach Tetteh explained that the action is to pave the way
for the technical bench to work at practicing different
tactics with the final selected players for the World
Champions and to maintain the focus of the team.
The coach who doubles as the assistant coach of the Black
Stars added that the team will further be pruned to 21 by
the end of next week for the final stage of preparations.
The soft spoken Coach who was appointed less than sixty days
to the Korea championships, said that he is racing against
time to build a formidable team, which can make a strong
impact at the competition.
He, however, said that he has no intentions of bringing in
new players into the team and explained that the current
team handled by former coach, Fred Osam Doudo is capable of
performing creditably at the world championships if some
rough edges are worked on.
Having failed twice to qualify to U-17 side to the African
and World Championships in 2001 and 2003, Coach Tetteh hopes
to be this time lucky and called for the support of all to
succeed.
Ghana, twice winners of the competition in 1991 and 1995 are
paired in Group F alongside Trinidad and Tobago, Germany and
Colombia for the event, which spans August 18 to September
9, 2007.
Meanwhile, the Starlets beat Madina-based second division
side, Zurak FC 3-0 in a preparatory match played at Ghanaman
Soccer Centre of Excellence pitch in Prampram on Thursday.
Striker Ransford Osei scored two goals with midfielder Isaac
Donkor netting the third goal.
The team will round up the week’s training session with a
friendly encounter with Premiership Liberty Professionals on
Saturday. Kick off time is 8 am.
GNA
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