{"id":430115,"date":"2017-10-19T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T07:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/19\/fifa-u-17-wc-fabin-anticipates-a-stern-test-against-mali\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T07:00:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T07:00:32","slug":"fifa-u-17-wc-fabin-anticipates-a-stern-test-against-mali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/19\/fifa-u-17-wc-fabin-anticipates-a-stern-test-against-mali\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA U-17 WC: Fabin anticipates a stern test against Mali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Soccer News of Thursday, 19 October 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanacrusader.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-10-19<\/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\/32384304.295.jpg\" alt=\"Paa Kwesi Fabinass\" title=\"Paa Kwesi Fabinass\" width=\"295\" height=\"248\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ghana progressed to the quarter final stage of the biennial competition when they defeated Niger 2-0<\/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\/1508396432_259_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Black Starlets coach, Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabin, says he anticipates a very stern challenge from Mali as they scheduled to face off in the quarter-finals of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup being staged in India.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana progressed to the quarter final stage of the biennial competition when they defeated fellow West African country Niger 2-0 in the round of 16 at the DY Patil Navi Mumbai Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Malians have defeated the Black Starlets twice already thus in friendly in Dubai prior to the tournament as well as in the finals of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations that was staged in Gabon back in May.<\/p>\n<p>But according to the highly experienced gaffer, meeting them once again will be very difficult for his team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen two African teams play each other, the game is very difficult because we know each other so well. It going to be another cagey encounter but we are prepared for any team,\u201d Fabin said in a post-match interview.<\/p>\n<p>The highly anticipated clash is slated for Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 11:30 am.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: -1 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\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>Soccer News of Thursday, 19 October 2017 Source: ghanacrusader.com 2017-10-19 Ghana progressed to the quarter final stage of the biennial competition when they defeated Niger 2-0 &#13; 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