{"id":37269,"date":"2014-08-06T08:07:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T08:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=37269"},"modified":"2014-08-06T08:07:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T08:07:08","slug":"canada-0-1-ghana-black-princesses-beat-host-in-u-20-world-cup-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/canada-0-1-ghana-black-princesses-beat-host-in-u-20-world-cup-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada 0 \u2013 1 Ghana: Black Princesses beat host in U-20 World Cup opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ghana female under 20 national team caused a stir earlier this morning in the ongoing FIFA Women\u2019s Under 20 World Cup by beating host nation Canada by a goal to secure their first win of the competition.<\/p>\n

Sherifatu Sumaila set the Princesses off to a flying start when she scored the all-important goal in the 22nd<\/sup> minute to hand Bashir Hayford’s side the needed three points, before they face 2006 champions Korea DPR on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Goalscorer Sherifatu Sumaila of Ghana (2nd R) celebrates with Fatima Alhassan (20).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This win puts Ghana in second place, behind Korea DPR on goal difference after the Asian side claimed a 2-1 victory over Finland in the other match.<\/p>\n

Addressing the press right after the game, Coach Bashir Hayford hailed his team\u2019s exploits but was insistent nothing was going to come cheap for his side in the on-going competition.<\/p>\n

“It was a good game, I appreciated all that I’ve seen tonight. And at the end of the day, the best team won,” said Hayford in Toronto.<\/p>\n

“We already learnt our first lesson: in a World Cup, nothing will be easy. We suffered, but we won.” \u2013 he added<\/p>\n

By: \u00a0Benjamin Epton Owusu with quotes from Ghanafa.org\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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