The Black Maidens have arrived in Accra after exiting from the ongoing 2016 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament, being held in Jordan.<\/p>\n
The Ghana U17 female side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Korea DPR in the quarter final stage after the Asian side scored a 94th minute goal.<\/p>\n
The Ghanaian delegation left Jordan on Friday October 14 and made a transit in Dubai before arriving in Accra on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The delegation was met on arrival by a GFA delegation lead by Emergency Committee member Nana Banyin Eyison and Executive Committee member Madam Leanier Addy.<\/p>\n
Nana Banyin urged congratulated the team for their performance at the competition and urged them to continue to be perfect ambassadors for the country through soccer.<\/p>\n
” You raised the flag of Ghana high at the tournament and it was just unfortunate that we lost with just few minutes to the end the game against Korea”.<\/p>\n
” On behalf of the president of the Association, I will like to welcome you back home and I believe that you will continue to progress to the other national team’s and make our nation proud”, the EMCO member said.<\/p>\n
The Black Maidens lost 5-0 to Japan but quickly bounced back to beat USA (2-1) and Paraguay (1-0) to make it to the quarterfinal stage of the competition.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
Source: GFA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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