{"id":31552,"date":"2024-12-15T19:24:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T19:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=31552"},"modified":"2024-12-15T19:45:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T19:45:25","slug":"wafu-b-u17-girls-tournament-black-maidens-edge-benin-to-secure-semi-final-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=31552","title":{"rendered":"WAFU B U17 Girls\u2019 tournament: Black Maidens edge Benin to secure semi-final spot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ghana\u2019s Black Maidens secured their spot at the ongoing WAFU B U17 Girls\u2019 Cup tournament with a slender 3-2 win over Benin at the Ghanaman Soccer Center of Excellence, Prampram, on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The game had a familiar feel and edge around it after both sides met in the tournament\u2019s opening game on Thursday, with Ghana running out comfortable 4-1 victors on the day.<\/p>\n

However, Saturday\u2019s game was a completely different affair.<\/p>\n

Benin had learned from their past mistakes, starting the game on front foot this time and taking an early lead courtesy Yenido Gandonou.<\/p>\n

Benin\u2019s goal merited the right response from the Black Maidens, who looked threatening after going behind.<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s constant probing was rewarded when Getrude Amoafo pulled parity for the hosts with a smart finish after 37 minutes.<\/p>\n

Priscilla Mensah was on hand to complete the first half turnaround as a goal on the stroke of halftime gave the Black Maidens the advantage at the interval.<\/p>\n

Benin put up a strong performance in the second half as they looked to peck the Black Maidens back.<\/p>\n

Their incursions yielded results as Gandonou was right on cue to finish for Benin, setting up a tense finale in the process.<\/p>\n

Gandonou\u2019s strike 10 minutes from time, however, was not the last act as Getrude Amoafo matched her Beninoise counterpart with a sublime finish to bag her brace.<\/p>\n

There were no goals as Ghana held off Benin\u2019s late attempts to salvage a point from the game.<\/p>\n

Ghana advance to the semi-finals of the maiden edition of the WAFU B U17 Girls\u2019 Cup, awaiting Group B opponents, Nigeria, Niger or Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

The post WAFU B U17 Girls\u2019 tournament: Black Maidens edge Benin to secure semi-final spot<\/a> first appeared on 3News<\/a>.<\/p>

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