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Ghana’s Under 20 national female team will kick start their World Cup campaign today in Toronto when they face host and group A<\/b> opponents, Canada at the Toronto national stadium at exactly midnight GMT.<\/p>\n

The Black Princess will be playing in their third consecutive World Cup appearance and will hoping to improve upon their previous appearances\u00a0 in 2010\u00a0 and 2012 which saw them exit from the competition at the group stage.<\/p>\n

Heading into today\u2019s game, the Princess will also be seeking to make an impressive start and fuel the gathering momentum\u00a0to enable them progress out of a tough group comprising of 2006 champions, North Korea, hosts Canada and Finland.<\/p>\n

Road to Canada<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The Black Princess\u2019s road to the finals in Canada was not a tedious one. They drew by in both their 1st<\/sup> and 2nd<\/sup> round of qualification after their opponents, Guinea Bissau and Uganda withdrew from the competition.<\/p>\n

They then faced Equatorial Guinea for the final qualifying round and edged them out during a penalty shoot-out at the Accra Sports stadium before qualifying for the tournament.<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s Squad for Canada 2014<\/b><\/p>\n

NKETIA (GK) – \u00a0\u00a0R. ASANTE – \u00a0ADAMS\u00a0 – YIADOM – \u00a0APPIAH – \u00a0COLEMAN -SUMAILA – WASILA – DANSO \u2013 KUSI – \u00a0\u00a0A.ASANTE – \u00a0BOATENG – \u00a0CUDJOE OKYERE – \u00a0AMPAH AGYEI – \u00a0ATOVOR – \u00a0\u00a0RASHEDA- \u00a0DARKO – ALHASSAN – BAAH<\/p>\n

By: Benjamin Epton Owusu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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