{"id":83863,"date":"2023-07-14T10:11:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T10:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/14\/wafu-zone-b-boys-u-20-championship-ghana-suffer-group-stage\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T10:11:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T10:11:50","slug":"wafu-zone-b-boys-u-20-championship-ghana-suffer-group-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/14\/wafu-zone-b-boys-u-20-championship-ghana-suffer-group-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFU Zone B Boys U-20 Championship: Ghana suffer group stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Black Satellites have been eliminated from the ongoing WAFU Zone B U-20 Boys Championship in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

Ghana needed a win to qualify for the next round against host country, Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

However, the Black Satellites were held to a 1-1\u00a0in the final group A game at the Champroux Stadium on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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Samuel Boadu and his charges had a poor start to the competition, throwing an early lead to draw 1-1 against Niger in the first game and losing 2-0 to Burkina Faso in the second game.<\/p>\n

In the other Group A game, Burkina Faso defeated Niger 2-0 to finish top of the group with nine points.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire finished second with four points, Ghana third with two points and Niger bottom with a point.<\/p>\n

Burkina Faso and C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire will know their opponents for the semifinal on Friday, June 14 when Benin take on Togo in the only Group B game.<\/p>\n

The Black Satellites are expected to arrive in Ghana on Friday.<\/p>\n

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