WAFU B U17: Ten-man Black Starlets miss AFCON qualification after 1-0 defeat to Ivory Coast

Ghana’s under-17 football team, the Black Starlets, have failed to qualify for the 2027 TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a painful 1-0 defeat to rivals Côte d’Ivoire.The semi-final clash, played at the ongoing WAFU Zone B U-17 Championship, saw Kassim Ocansey Mingle’s side fall just short of their primary objective despite putting up a spirited performance.