Black Princesses Head Coach Yusif Basigi has appointed 17 year old Stella Nyamekye as their new captain ahead of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.
The midfielder currently holds a license D coaching certificate and would be assisted by Northern Ladies shot stopper Afi Amenyeku and ASFAR attacker, Mafia Nyame.
With FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to kick off in Colombia from Saturday, Stella said:
“It’s an honour to be named captain of the Black Princesses and I will wear the armband with real pride. It is an honour done me to lead the team at the World Cup. I will do my best to help drive this team to success on and off the field.”
The Black Princesses are currently in Colombia preparing for the championship and have played two high profile friendly matches in readiness for the tournament.
First, they drew goalless against Mexico in their first match before drawing 2-2 against South Korea on Tuesday.
The Black Princesses will commence their campaign against Austria on September 2 before taking on Japan and New Zealand in the other group E matches.
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Story by Asack Pius|univers.ug.edu.gh
