[ 2014-08-08 ]

Preview: Black Princesses vs Korea DPR
Ghana will return to action on Friday in the FIFA
U-20 Women's World Cup eager to continue with
their winning start.

The Black Princesses after defeating hosts Canada
on the opening day come up against 2006 tournament
winners, Korea DPR at the National Soccer Stadium
in Toronto in a Group A match with kick off at
21:00GMT.

The opening day victory remains a big boost for
Ghana, who have twice before appeared at the U-20
Women's World Cup but are still looking to advance
beyond the group phase for the first time.

Bashir Hayford's side have shown enough potential
with their positive start putting them in a good
position of reaching the quarter-finals.

A win over the Asian side will put them through to
the next round as the Black Princesses would move
on to six points.

However, in Korea DPR, the Black Princesses will
be up against a tough opponent.

Valuable lessons have been picked up by both sides
after their opening fixtures, but either team will
be up for the three points when they clash.

"We already learnt our first lesson: in a World
Cup, nothing will be easy. We suffered, but we
won. I had said before the tournament that we had
the potential to win the World Cup," said
Hayford.

"I don't know if we'll do it, but we do see some
signs. And we sent a signal that we're not here
for fun - we're here for business."

Hwang Yong-Bong, coach of Korea DPR though not
happy with his side's performance in their victory
over Finland in their first match was equally
thrilled to have picked all the spoils.

"I'm very happy to have won the first game;
everybody know how important it is to have a good
start in a tournament," Yong-Bong said as his side
prepare to face Ghana

Source - www.allsports.com.gh

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