The Black Stars of Ghana gave themselves an important first leg result, winning 2-1 over Cameroon in the qualifying for the 2015 African Under-17 Championship on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Black Starlets, playing away raced into a two-nil lead before the home side managed to pull one back ahead of the decisive return game in Ghana in a fortnight’s time.<\/p>\n
Ernest Agyiri and Abass Issah scored both goals in the first half to give coach Paa Kwesi Fabin’s side in a comfortable lead before the hosts got one back.<\/p>\n
The Ghanaian coach had stated before the game that getting off to a winning start in the two-leg contest was crucial in their quest for qualification.<\/p>\n
“We could have won by a wider margin. But an away win is very important,” Fabin told www.ghanafa.org after the game.<\/p>\n
“We have to prepare and not sit on our laurels. We need to finish off the game in Accra.”<\/p>\n
The overall winner will qualify for the finals alongside hosts Niger.<\/p>\n
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Source: Ghanafa.org<\/p>\n
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