The national female U-17 football team, the Black Maidens, had the best of starts to the 2018 Fifa U-17 Women’s World Cup, which is currently ongoing in the South American country of Uruguay.
Facing the hosts in their opening game, our ladies were unfazed and spanked Uruguay by an impressive 5-0 scoreline.
The Black Maidens of Ghana have received a comfortable grouping for the upcoming U-17 Women’s World Cup.
The draw, held earlier today, pitted the Maidens in Group A alongside hosts Uruguay, Finland and New Zealand.
The female National U-20 team started off their World Cup campaign on the wrong foot after they lost 1-0 to New Zealand.
The Maidens were able to hold the island nation for long periods of the game, and came close to snatching a win numerous times, but in the end fell to a last minute goal.
Embarrassment reigns for Ghana again as members of the female U-17 team strike over unpaid bonuses and per diems from their world cup adventure in Jordan.
In a case mirroring what happens to every national team not named the Black Stars, the girls are refusing to leave their hotel accommodations until they’re paid what is owed them.
Ghana’s U-17 women’s team fell to a heartbreaking last gasp defeat to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in their world cup quarter final game played in Jordan Thursday.
The Black Maidens did extremely well to peg their opponents back after falling behind to a first half penalty, but then conceded from a last minute freekick to see the North Koreans progress to the tournament semi finals.
Seems so typical of Ghana that right on the international stage we set ourselves up for embarrassment.
Brazil 2014 was the pinnacle of such humiliation, yet two years later nothing has been learned and here we are back at square one.
The Black Maidens of Ghana are currently making the nation proud with their plucky performances at the ongoing U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan. The team are in the quarter finals after qualifying from a tough group including the United States and Japan.
One huge part of their advancement has been the performances of young goalkeeper Kayza Massey. The 15 year old has been setting the tournament alight with her exploits, but her personal story is so much more fascinating.
