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Starlets win first match 8th African
U-17 championship
Accra, Aug. 30, Ghanadot/GNA
– Ghana’s Black Starlets got off on a brighter note in their
campaign to the 8th African U-17 championship when they
chalked a 3-0 win over their Libyan counterparts in the
first round leg clash at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra on
Saturday.
First half strikes from Frank Acheampong and Felix Adjei
with another in the second half by substitute Kwame Nzor
gave the Starlets a comfortable lead ahead of the second leg
in a Tripoli in a fortnight’s time.
The Starlets team were however unimpressive as they played
as if there was nothing at stake despite flashes of
brilliance from Achempong, Mahatma Otto and Mohamed Alhassan.
After the six minute mark, Acheampong broke the deadlock
with a feeble shot that gazed the post before kissing the
net after he was put through by Alhassan.
Eight minutes on Adjei consolidated the lead for the
Starlets by connecting home captain Kwame Nkrumah’s
free-kick from the right flank.
The Starlets continued to dominate the one-sided game but
the strikers were wasteful in front of goal.
The Libyans who showed occasional brilliance resumed the
second half on a bright note and could only boast of Mohamed
Ghani’s near miss in the 76th minute.
Starlets coach Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie brought on lanky
striker Nsor on 58 minutes and it paid off a minute later
when he soared above the defenders to head home beautifully
after he was fed by Acheampong.
The Libyan goalie Emmadir Ragab was the hero for his side
over the last ten minutes as he denied the Starlets with
spectacular saves in the 81st, 83rd and 88th minutes.
The second leg will come off in Tripoli on Friday, September
12.
The winner after both legs will face the winner of the clash
between Gambia and Sierra Leone in the final round.
Line Up:
Ghana – James Nkansah, Kwame Frimpong/Aaron Amoah, Isaac
Eshun, Ibrahim Moro, Ainooson Abeiku, Masawudu Basit,
Mohammed Alhassan/Moro Mubarak, Mohammed Fatau, Mahatma Otoo,
Frank Acheampong, Felix Adjei/Kwame Nsor
Libya – Emmadir Ragab, Mohamed El Manir, Mutasem Guma, Ahmed
Eltrbi, Rabel Kaaber, Mohamed Elfezz, Hassan Khalifa/Mohamed
Doza, Abdul Malik Alyam, Mohmaed Shiwi, Mohamed Gani/Abdallah
Jadid, Sami Alghulla/Majdi Belgas
GNA
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