{"id":408358,"date":"2025-09-28T07:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T07:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/09\/28\/central-region-claim-bronze-after-shootout-victory-over-greater-accra\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T07:35:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T07:35:37","slug":"central-region-claim-bronze-after-shootout-victory-over-greater-accra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/09\/28\/central-region-claim-bronze-after-shootout-victory-over-greater-accra\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Region claim bronze after shootout victory over Greater Accra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/181\/18175989.295.jpg\" alt=\"Central Region secured third place in the 2025 KGL U-17 Inter-Regional Championship\" title=\"Central Region secured third place in the 2025 KGL U-17 Inter-Regional Championship\" width=\"295\" height=\"180\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Central Region secured third place in the 2025 KGL U-17 Inter-Regional Championship<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Central Region secured third place in the 2025 KGL U-17 Inter-Regional Championship with a 3\u20130 penalty shootout triumph over Greater Accra, following a 1\u20131 draw on Saturday, September 27, at the McDan Teshie Sports Complex.<\/p>\n<p>The capital-based side struck first, seizing the lead in the opening half. Central Region responded after the break, finding the equaliser that forced the contest into a decisive shootout.<\/p>\n<p>With composure and precision from the spot, Central converted all three of their kicks while Greater Accra were denied every effort, sealing a commanding victory in the tiebreak.<\/p>\n<p>The bronze-medal finish capped a remarkable tournament for Central Region. After topping Group B with an impressive unbeaten run, they narrowly missed the final when defending champions Western Region edged them 1\u20130 in the semifinals. Undeterred, Central regrouped to defeat the Group A winners and conclude their campaign on a high.<\/p>\n<p>Football Association President, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku and Chairman of the National Juvenile Committee (NJC), JoeSalam Abubakar, presented the medals to the bronze-winning team.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its fifth edition, the KGL U-17 Inter-Regional Championship has cemented its place as Ghana\u2019s premier showcase for emerging football talent.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 tournament expanded to 12 teams, featuring all ten Regional Football Associations alongside the two GFA Elite Academies, ensuring nationwide representation and heightened competition.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by a landmark five-year, $1 million partnership with the KGL Foundation, the championship remains central to the Ghana Football Association\u2019s grassroots development strategy, promoting talent identification, safeguarding player welfare and inspiring the nation\u2019s next generation of football stars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Region secured third place in the 2025 KGL U-17 Inter-Regional Championship Central Region secured third place in the 2025 KGL U-17 Inter-Regional Championship with a 3\u20130 penalty shootout triumph over Greater Accra, following a 1\u20131 draw on Saturday, September 27, at the McDan Teshie Sports Complex. 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