{"id":1174372,"date":"2022-08-11T14:10:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T14:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/11\/black-princesses-captain-evelyn-badu-to-miss-opener\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T14:10:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T14:10:33","slug":"black-princesses-captain-evelyn-badu-to-miss-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/11\/black-princesses-captain-evelyn-badu-to-miss-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Princesses captain Evelyn Badu to miss opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"573\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-135854-696x573.png\"   alt=\"Evelyn Badu\" title=\"Evelyn Badu\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evelyn Badu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Black Princesses of Ghana captain, Evelyn Badu will miss the opener of the U-20 Womens\u2019 World Cup in Costa Rica after suffering\u00a0an ankle injury that could potentially cause her to miss the rest of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Badu has been ruled out of the game against the USA on Thursday, and she may not be able to recover in time for the remaining games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvelyn Badu may miss the FIFA U-20 Women\u2019s World Cup after sustaining an ankle injury in the team\u2019s training in Costa Rica ahead of the Group D opener against the USA on Thursday,\u201d\u00a0Ghana Football Association\u00a0announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Avaldnes midfielder is currently in POP awaiting scan results to confirm the extent of injury to the ankle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe medical team and management are providing the captain with all the required support at this moment to get her back on her feet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Badu, who has been by far one of the best players for the side was expected to play a vital role for the Princesses but\u00a0injury has forced her out.<\/p>\n<p>Black Princesses have never made it out of the group stage in this tournament, having failed in their previous five attempts.<\/p>\n<p>Following the USA, they will face Japan and the Netherlands in other group games.<\/p>\n<p>Badu recently won two top awards at the CAR awards held recently.<\/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=\"-xqHQl0K-Fg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GRA Commissioner Of Customs Fires Back At Special Prosecutor Over Labianca Report (11-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-xqHQl0K-Fg?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>Evelyn Badu Black Princesses of Ghana captain, Evelyn Badu will miss the opener of the U-20 Womens\u2019 World Cup in Costa Rica after suffering\u00a0an ankle injury that could potentially cause her to miss the rest of the tournament. 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