{"id":429634,"date":"2017-10-17T20:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T20:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/17\/u-17-world-cup-ghana-can-go-all-the-way-ayiah\/"},"modified":"2017-10-17T20:00:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T20:00:27","slug":"u-17-world-cup-ghana-can-go-all-the-way-ayiah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/17\/u-17-world-cup-ghana-can-go-all-the-way-ayiah\/","title":{"rendered":"U-17 World Cup: Ghana can go all the way &#8211; Ayiah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday, 17 October 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>FIFA.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-10-17<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/28450743.295.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Ayiah\" title=\"Eric Ayiah\" width=\"295\" height=\"204\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ghana U-17 captain Eric Ayiah says he and his team-mates would conquer the world<\/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\/1508270427_937_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">In giving an exclusive interview to FIFA.com, Ghana captain Eric Ayiah revealed that he and his team-mates have every intention of conquering the world come Saturday 28 October &#8211; the date of the final at the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got more than one objective here,\u201d said the Black Starlets skipper. \u201cWe\u2019ve achieved the first and now we\u2019re going after the rest. We need to make it to the final and try and win the title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lucky number<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWhile &#8216;9&#8217; and &#8217;10&#8217; are usually the numbers of choice for free-scoring forwards, Ayiah opted for the No6 jersey for one very good reason: \u201cIt comes as a surprise to everyone, but I like the number because it\u2019s a reminder of two dates that are important to me: my birthday (6 March 2000) and my country\u2019s independence day (which also happens to be 6 March). I\u2019ve loved the number since I was a child and I\u2019ve never worn any other. I\u2019ve kept it wherever I\u2019ve played.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ayiah scored two of his side\u2019s four goals in the victory over hosts India in the group phase, a result that helped them top Group A ahead of Colombia and USA. \u201cWe set ourselves a few objectives after we qualified, the first of which was to finish first in our section. We\u2019re going to be focused and calm as we go about achieving the rest of our goals. We have what it takes to do what we came here to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ayiah excelled at this year\u2019s CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, helping himself to four goals to finish the competition as the second highest scorer. \u201cAs a forward, it\u2019s my job to score goals,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m happy when I do it, especially if my team wins and makes progress in the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Familiar foes<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNext up for Ghana are Niger, a team they crossed swords with in the semi-finals of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. The Ghanaians prevailed on that occasion, winning 6-5 on penalties after the game had ended goalless in normal time. Will we be seeing a repeat on Wednesday? \u201cNo,\u201d replied Ayiah. \u201cWe think we\u2019re going to perform well and win the game. We want to score and I think we\u2019re capable of winning it before a shoot-out. We\u2019ll be doing all we can to keep our run going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ayiah in his own words<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cI haven\u2019t seen any of the matches from when Ghana won the title in 1991 and 1995, but I have read about them. We want to regain the trophy and raise our country\u2019s flag high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the players dream of playing in Europe. We need to show our potential and work as a team, so that we can each get the rewards we deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a Cristiano Ronaldo fan. He\u2019s the complete package and he works really hard in training to improve his game. He does some amazing things in matches. I hope I can follow in his footsteps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started playing football when I was very young, on dirt pitches. Then I joined Charity Stars. I played for the club\u2019s junior teams from the age of 10 and I\u2019m now in the youth team. 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