Nigeria to play Burkina Faso in final of U-17 WAFU championship
The Ghana U17 mounted a comeback to beat Ivory Coast 3-2 to finish 3rd place at the 2022 WAFU Zone B U17 Championship with a bronze medal on Friday afternoon.
The Ivorians took the early lead in the 5th minute through Yan Diomande after a penalty was awarded to them.
The Black Starlets restored parity in the 9th minute when Abdul Rashid also scored from the spot after the Ivorian goalkeeper went in for a tackle.
The first half ended 1-1 with both sides failing to find the back of the net after being awarded penalties.
Right from halftime, a beautifully dispatched shot from Richard Apokum in the 58-minute got the Black Starlets in the lead.
The Black Starlets held on to their lead for a while till the Ivorians broke into Ghana’s box from the flanks to whip in a cross for Aboubacar Sidick to level up in the 78th minute.
Razak Salifu scored the winner for the Black Starlets in the 93rd minute after a cross was curled into the Ivorian box to end the match 3-2.
Ghana’s u-17 team would not be playing at the u-17 AFCON and the u-17 World Cup after failing to reach the finals of the 2022 WAFU Zone B U17 Championship.
