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Starlets hammer Guinea in U-17 WCup warm-up

The Black Starlets of Ghana defeated Guinea 6-1 in a test game to the 2017 Fifa U-17 World Cup.  

Played at their Abu Dhabi camping base, the match formed their final of three preparatory games before departing for the India World Cup on October 2.

Ghana took a 4-0 lead at halftime, missed a penalty but scored two more while allowing the Guineans to pull one back late in the second half.

Aminu Mohammed registered a hat-trick for the Starlets with Ibrahim Sadiq also bagging a brace. Emmanuel Toku also cored the other goal.

The Black Starlets have now won two of their warm-up games after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Mali on September 20. Ghana beat the UAE 4-0 in Dubai last Saturday.

Ghana will open the 2017 Fifa Under 17 World Cup on October 6 against Colombia. They face the USA three days laterand complete the group stage against hosts India on October 12.

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