{"id":429141,"date":"2017-10-16T11:30:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T11:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/16\/u-17-world-cup-were-ready-for-the-niger-battle-black-starlets\/"},"modified":"2017-10-16T11:30:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T11:30:31","slug":"u-17-world-cup-were-ready-for-the-niger-battle-black-starlets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/16\/u-17-world-cup-were-ready-for-the-niger-battle-black-starlets\/","title":{"rendered":"U-17 World Cup: We\u2019re ready for the Niger battle &#8211; Black Starlets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/78578816.295.jpg\" alt=\"Black Starlets Aaaa Wc\" title=\"Black Starlets Aaaa Wc\" width=\"295\" height=\"185\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The Black Starlets are looking to edge their Nigerien counterparts<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1508153431_521_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Head coach of Ghana\u2019s U-17 national team, Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabin, says they are ready for their crucial round of 16 encounter against Niger at the ongoing 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup being staged in India.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Starlets emerged victors of Group A having accumulated six points and are strong favorites to progress ahead of Niger, having defeated them thrice already this year.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the fourth meeting between the two West African countries this year and the Black Starlets are looking to edge their Nigerien counterparts once again but head coach Paa Kwesi Fabin remains adamant his boys can surpass the test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNiger is a very determined side and if you look at the group, so it wouldn\u2019t be that easy but we are prepared to sail over them and progress to the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re ready for the battle we have psyched the boys because we\u2019re in the elimination round so they have to be determined and the boys are ready to go the extra level,\u201d Fabin said.<\/p>\n<p>The highly anticipated match will be played Dr. DY Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai on October 18 at 11:30 pm local time.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Starlets are looking to edge their Nigerien counterparts &#13; Head coach of Ghana\u2019s U-17 national team, Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabin, says they are ready for their crucial round of 16 encounter against Niger at the ongoing 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup being staged in India. 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