{"id":2788,"date":"2024-08-29T05:12:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T05:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=2788"},"modified":"2024-08-29T05:12:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T05:12:44","slug":"we-ready-for-womens-u20-world-cup-says-yussif-basigi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=2788","title":{"rendered":"We ready for Women\u2019s U20 World Cup, says Yussif Basigi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana\u2019s U20 women\u2019s coach Yussif Basigi says his side is ready for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asaaseradio.com\/video-black-princesses-book-sixth-successive-world-cup-appearance\/\">FIFA U20 Women\u2019s World Cup in Colombia<\/a>\u00a0after playing high-profile friendly matches.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asaaseradio.com\/black-princesses-strike-gold-at-13th-african-games-securing-nations-50th-medal\/\">Black Princesses<\/a> who are currently in Colombia have played two high-profile friendly matches in readiness for the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana drew goalless against Mexico in their first match before drawing 2:2 against South Korea on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The FIFA U-20 Women\u2019s World Cup will kick off in Colombia from Saturday (31 August) to Sunday, (22 September 2024).<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will open their campaign against Austria on Monday, 2 September 2024 with the team looking to reach the knockround for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been an improved game as compared to the first one. In the game against Mexico, you could tell they were a bit tensed but against South Korea, they played very well looking at how the Koreans play and we were able to hold them if not for the penalty, though it is part of the game\u201d Yussif Basigi told ghanafa.org after the friendly against South Korea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cConceding two penalties is a worry but it gives us a fair idea of what to expect in the main tournament because at times referees protect players a lot and so if you are not careful with a little touch, they take a penalty against you. It has given us a fair idea of what to do and we will work on that before our next game\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are ready for the tournament. All that we were looking for in the team, we have seen it and it has given us hope that this team will live up to expectation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asaaseradio.com\"><strong>www.asaaseradio.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana\u2019s U20 women\u2019s coach Yussif Basigi says his side is ready for the FIFA U20 Women\u2019s World Cup in Colombia\u00a0after playing high-profile friendly matches. The\u00a0Black Princesses who are currently in Colombia have played two high-profile friendly matches in readiness for the tournament. 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