Ghana coach Abdul Karim Zito has named a 20-man squad to battle for the sole ticket for Wafu Zone B at next year’s Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Tanzania.
The Black Starlets are scheduled to compete in a seven-nation zonal qualifying tournament in Niger from September 2-15.
Coach Zito is having to do without three key players – Emmanuel Bio (Cheetah FC), Adams Saad (Still Believe FC) and Godwin Bentil (Attram De Visser Soccer Academy) – after independent MRI tests proved they were older than the required age limit.
Ghana’s U-17s begin their campaign in Group A alongside neighbours Togo and hosts Niger.
Head coach Abdul Karim Kabutey Zito will be leading an 8-member technical team comprising of Yaw Preko (Assistant coach), Joseph Baah (Goalkeepers’ coach), Dr. Percy Sydney Tete Annan (Team Physician), Totimeh Eric Jones (Physio), Samuel Kwame Ankomah (Masseur), Abrokwah Emmanuel Opoku (Welfare Officer) and David Kwame Amoah as Equipment Officer to guide the Starlets.
The Black Starlets will leave Accra for Niamey Thursday afternoon.
The squad:
| Shirt | Player Name | Birth Date | Name on jersey | Current Club |
| 1 | DAVID KUDJO | 24.07.2002 | Kudjo | ACTION BOYS |
| 2 | EMMANUEL ESSIAM | 19.12.2003 | Essiam | ADANTA YOUTH |
| 3 | UZAIR ALHASSAN | 29.03.2002 | Uzair | UTRETCH ACADEMY |
| 4 | MOHAMMED UMAR | 11.12.2002 | Umar | RISING STARS ACADEMY |
| 5 | NATHANIEL ADJEI | 21.08.2002 | Nathaniel | DANBORT FC |
| 6 | JOSEPH ADDO TETTEH | 19.04.2002 | A. Joseph | TUDU MIGHTY JETS FC |
| 7 | SAMPSON AGYAPONG | 01.09.2002 | Agyapong | WAFA FC |
| 8 | SIMON ASAMOAH APPIAH | 01.06.2002 | Appiah | WA ALL STARS FC |
| 9 | TAUFIQ SHAIBU | 01.05.2003 | Shaibu | TUDU MIGHTY JETS FC |
| 10 | SALIM GIABO YUSSIF | 06.06.2002 | Salim | VISION FC |
| 11 | ABDUL FATAWU ISSAAKU | 08.03.2004 | Fatawu | UTRETCH ACADEMY |
| 12 | HADI YAHYA | 08.06.2003 | Hadi | THUNDER FC |
| 13 | SAMED ABDUL KARIM MOHAMMED | 03.05.2002 | Mohammed | WAFA FC |
| 14 | RANSFORD KOUFIE | 21.08.2002 | Koufie | GOLDEN KICKS |
| 15 | ABDUL RASHID FUSEINI | 11.11.2003 | Rashid | ACCRA YOUNG WISE FC |
| 16 | CLINTON QUAYE | 06.03.2003 | Clinton | F.C.M MAMOOBI |
| 17 | ABDUL SAMED | 02.10.2004 | Samed | STILL BELIEVE FC |
| 18 | EUGENE ADJEI FRIMPONG | 02.02.2003 | Frimpong | AFRICAN TALENT |
| 19 | CHRISTIAN AGYENIM BOATENG | 10.07.2002 | Boateng | CHEETAH FC |
| 20 | EBENEZER ADADE | 26.05.2002 | Adade | CHEETAH FC |
- SportsAfric
