U20 WAFU B Tournament: Ghana Storm Niger For Flying Eagles

U20 WAFU B Tournament: Ghana Storm Niger For Flying Eagles

Sampson Adedeji

Ahead of the opening group game of the 2022 West African Football Union championship, Ghana's Black Satellites have landed in Niger, BSNsports.com.ng understand 

The Black Satellites will be defending the trophy they won in 2020 in Benin after beating Burkina Faso 2-1 in the final.

Coach Karim Zito is travelling with an 18-man squad and seven technical team members.

Ghana has been pitted in Group B of the tournament against Nigeria and Burkina Faso.

They will begin their campaign against Nigeria on May 8 before taking on the Young Stallions of Burkina Faso on May 14.

The U-20 WAFU Zone B Cup of Nations, Niger 2022 is slated for Niamey from Saturday, May 7 -20, 2022.

The biennial tournament also serves as qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations