{"id":1036921,"date":"2022-03-28T11:20:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T11:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/28\/black-princesses-see-off-ethiopia-to-book-ticket-to-costa-rica\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T11:20:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T11:20:36","slug":"black-princesses-see-off-ethiopia-to-book-ticket-to-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/28\/black-princesses-see-off-ethiopia-to-book-ticket-to-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Princesses see off Ethiopia to book ticket to Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"604\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image_2022-03-28_074732-696x604.png\"   alt=\"Myjoyonline\" title=\"Black Princesses\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The Black Princesses of Ghana booked their ticket to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Costa Rica after beating Ethiopia 2-1 at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, March 27.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana inflicted a 5-1 aggregate defeat to the Ethiopian opposition having beaten them away from home with a 3-0 scoreline in Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n<p>Salamatu Abdulai scored a brace for Ben Fokuo\u2019s side, who will now qualify for their sixth successive U-20 World Cup. Her goals on Sunday means that Abdulai found the back four times against the same opponent in the two legs.<\/p>\n<p>She opened the scoring in the second minute of the game, making a strong run before beating the goalkeeper to put the Princesses ahead.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Ridge City\u2019s Cecilia Nyame put Abdulai through on goal as she struck a low shot past the Ethiopian goalkeeper to double Ghana\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n<p>The Ethiopian side pulled one back before the half-time break to make it 2-1 heading into the recess.<\/p>\n<p>With no goals recorded in the second period of the game, the Black Princess advanced past the Ethiopian side as they earned qualification to the main tournament after successful qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>The Princesses will join 15 others to battle for the U-20 World Cup trophy in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament, which takes place in two Cities, San Jose and Alajuela, is expected to commence on August 10, with the final coming off on August 28.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"A66MaaGg3lU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One-on-One with Sammy Gyamfi - National Communications Officer - NDC -  Adom TV (26-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A66MaaGg3lU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Princesses of Ghana booked their ticket to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Costa Rica after beating Ethiopia 2-1 at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, March 27. Ghana inflicted a 5-1 aggregate defeat to the Ethiopian opposition having beaten them away from home with a 3-0 scoreline in Addis Ababa. 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