Ghana’s Black Princesses Start Preparations for Essential South Africa Qualifier • Sahara Soccer

Ghana’s Black Princesses have opened tenting forward of their essential FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup qualifying conflict in opposition to South Africa, as preparations intensify for the subsequent spherical of the qualifiers scheduled for February 2026.

Tenting formally begins on January 2, 2026, with Head Coach Charles Sampson and the technical crew calling up a mix of local-based and foreign-based skills to kind a robust squad for the decisive encounter.

The Black Princesses booked their place within the third spherical of the qualifiers after a dominant show in opposition to Tunisia, securing a convincing 4–0 combination victory over the North Africans. The consequence underlined Ghana’s rising energy in girls’s youth soccer and boosted confidence heading into the showdown with South Africa.

The newest call-up options gamers drawn from golf equipment throughout the Malta Guinness Girls’s Premier League, Division One sides, and abroad establishments, highlighting the depth and variety of expertise accessible to the nationwide crew setup.

Goalkeeping duties can be dealt with by Asana Osman, Grace Andoh, Jenna Kayla Sapong, and Mavis Donkor, whereas the defensive unit contains skilled names corresponding to Consolation Yeboah, Treasured Asante, Fatimata Fuseini, Juliana Gyekwaa, Margaret Agyapomaa, and Bridget Sakyi, amongst others.

The midfield is anchored by gamers like Latifa Musah, Sarah Nyarko, Esther Asamoah, and Theresa Darko, offering creativity and steadiness, whereas the attacking division boasts the likes of Mary Amponsah, Michelle Yaa, Anita Yeboah, and Agyeiwaa Gifty Jnr, tasked with delivering targets for the Princesses.

The winner of the Ghana–South Africa tie will transfer a step nearer to qualification for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup, which can be hosted by Poland from September 5 to 27, 2026. The match will characteristic 24 groups from all six confederations, with Poland making its debut as host nation.

Defending champions Korea DPR can be aiming to retain their title after lifting the trophy at Colombia 2024, a victory that noticed them draw degree with the USA and Germany as probably the most profitable nations within the historical past of the competitors, every with three titles.

As preparations get underway, all eyes can be on the Black Princesses to as soon as once more rise to the event and hold Ghana’s hopes of returning to the worldwide stage alive.