{"id":1111994,"date":"2022-06-06T12:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T12:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/06\/black-maidens-to-miss-u17-world-cup-after-losing-to-morocco\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T12:01:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T12:01:12","slug":"black-maidens-to-miss-u17-world-cup-after-losing-to-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/06\/black-maidens-to-miss-u17-world-cup-after-losing-to-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Maidens to miss U17 World Cup after losing to Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"424\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image_2022-06-06_092350451.png\"   alt=\"Black Maidens\" title=\"Black Maidens\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: GFA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana will not take part in the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup following their defeat to Morocco on penalty shootouts.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Maidens were hoping to wrap things up in Rabat after picking up a 2-0 win in the first leg encounter of the tie at the Accra Sports Stadium two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>However, things did not go as planned as Morocco scored twice in Rabat to finish the game 2-0 with a 2-2 aggregate score.<\/p>\n<p>The aggregate score meant the game was settled through penalties.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>After the shootout, the team booked a ticket to the World Cup ahead of the Black Maidens, securing a 4-2 win.<\/p>\n<p>The result also means Ghana have failed to qualify for the U-17 World Cup for the first time in the country\u2019s history, having participated in the previous editions since its inception.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the game, Baba Nuhu\u2019s side was faced with quite a number of challenges including five of his side being ruled out as they were reported to have tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the players were reportedly subjected to \u201cuncomfortable\u201d tests to check their gender while the team was also not allowed to train at the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Maidens also couldn\u2019t use their dressing room at halftime during the game as the place had been sprayed with chemicals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\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=\"gJru9NbfYSk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Sports News on Adom TV (6-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gJru9NbfYSk?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>Photo Credit: GFA Ghana will not take part in the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup following their defeat to Morocco on penalty shootouts. 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