Black Satellites of Ghana head coach Abdul Karim Zito is confident his side will start their campaign at the WAFU B U-20 Championship on a positive note.
Zito’s side will face the Flying Eagles of Nigeria in their opening game at the Stade de Général-Seyni-Kountché on Sunday (today).
The two rivals battled to a draw at the last edition of the competition.
Zito however stated that they will beat the Flying Eagles this time around.
“Nigeria began camping for this tournament four days after we started in Prampram. They got here earlier and have played two friendlies against Niger but we are poised to qualify to the AFCON “, Zito told ghanafa.org.
The Black Satellites won the last edition of the competition and went on to win the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations beating Uganda 2-0 in the final.
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The gaffer believes his team have what it takes to successfully defend their crown in Niger despite the unfavorable weather conditions in the country.
“We are trying to cope with the weather condition which is hotter than we expected. Nonetheless, we are trying to adapt to it and are for the competition,” Zito declared.
“I have been here previously for about a year so I knew what to expect around this time of the year but am happy since we got here the players have shown signs of adapting to the weather conditions.”
Zito also stated that, while he had more time with the previous squad, his current team is more adaptable.
“With the previous squad, the league had been halted due to Covid so I got to spend more time with the players in camp but now the league is ongoing so after training the players return to their clubs to honour the league matches before they return to camp. However, I believe that in terms of flexibility the current squad is more flexible”, Coach Zito intimated.
The two finalists at the competition will qualify for the U-20 AFCON in Egypt.
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Ghana are using proper league players to execute youth tournaments.Ours are a mixture of academy and league players.
Well i wish Ladan Bosso good-luck,I hope we are able to see one or two quality attacking midfielders in this team.
Since the under 20 serves as feeder to the super eagles we hope to use this opportunity to shop for grey areas,the attacking midfield needs new and quality talents and we hope Ugbade and Bosso was mandated to make sure we cover grounds on this areas.
Hoping to find a link to see this game.
If you don’t know what you are talking about just shut up. A lot of those players play for the second, third and forth tier of ghana football. Bismark Anim plays for Tudu Mighty Jets, Mohaison Mahmoud plays for united fc, Mustapha Yakubu play for Hearts of lions,Moses Salifu plays for baffour academy, Gilbert Narh plays for golden striker. I can go on and on. Obviously these are mostly academy and lower league players. Of course we have players in the Premier league who are U20 just like any country. England has Nketiah,Odoi, lamptey, Smith Rowe, Eze, tanganga, ramsdale etc. These are all Premier league players. I fact 90% of the England u20 players ply their trade in the EPL. The Ghana team is an excellent blend of Premier league and academy players who will inflict pain on the baby chickens again. Next time have your facts right.
But flying eagles just won. Pride comes before a fall mate.
You have not used your satellite very well this time around you have been beating by the baby chicken.
We ll still beat them and again the writer said that Ghana and Nigeria played to a draw in the last edition
Pls check ur records well … Ghana beat the flying eagles by a goal to nothing
We beat them
Where exactly do you these players to come from when most Nigerian clubs don’t have functional academies. I can assure you if the team is dominated by NPFL players, there is 100% chance that many of them will be overaged players
Dear forumites… I found this link for the game for those who would like to stream.
https://elevensports.com/en/view/event/cl2x5xlguhlzk0jbfuyrar8dq
Regards!
Guys… This link is working as I am watching it live.
Ghana all depend on juju that’s wwhy i hate watching their games. They’re terrible creatures
I won’t be surprised they used JuJu each time they square up against us they are that desperate.You can tell after every Nigerian game they lose the next one because they hate Nigeria so much they use all their energy plus charms then afterwards too exhausted and knackered to repeat the performance,they usually fail in the next assignment.
I have never known anyone or people to hate another country the way Ghana does to Nigeria,but for us it’s just a game but for Ghana it’s we either die on the pitch than lose to Nigeria wow!
Lives scores… Nigeria 1 vs 0 Ghana. Sweet roundup of Ghana keeper.
Thanks @JimmyBall,I have followed your link
…Update at 80+’ minutes… Ghana U-20 0 vs 2 Nigeria U-20
U sound retarded…. Sorry for the womb that pop ur dirty stinking BOKOM ass
Stupid moron …
Nigeria up 1-0 thanks JimmyBall I’m enjoying that link.
This boys need to slow down this game. They getting jittery for me. Any mistake and Ghana will come back into the game.
We might have made a few discoveries top on the list is the goalkeeper Nwosu,attacker number 11 Muhammadu, defensive midfielder Daga.
My primary concern is the attacking midfield occupied by Mohammed Aminu on the number 10 jersey I’m not sure of his impact so far,I think Ghana has dominated the midfield since going down but not outrightly.
This Ghanaian side is a better team than the one that won the tournament two years ago.In my opinion this Ghana side is very good hopefully they and Nigeria go through.
My Ghana noise maker, half time presently Ghana 0 vs Nigeria 1
SHAPP for there lol
Until the day these babe eagles do this, u can’t compare urself to Ghana in under 20 tournament
https://youtu.be/LhUYe55lkr4
It ll take AFRICA another 100 years to repeat this lol!!
These flyin babe eagles all looked over aged and fifa ll ban most of them when they check their bones haha
U retarded tho …. Ghana is going to the biggest theatre on earth which is the wc and ur dirty BOKOM self says what!!
U dirty BOKOM scumbag
Nigeria 2 Ghana 0
What link are you using?Jimmy’s stopped working
Again u talking as if Nigeria has done anything extra o at the wc
The last time I checked,the BIG FOR NOTHING one failed project called Nigeria has zero records at the wc lol
Ghana is the most successful AFRICA nation at the wc
U retarded BOKOM dog!! Lol
You are a fool. Was Nigeria playing hockey at that time?
Nigeria has won the afcon under 20 7 times using over aged players but whenever they go to the proper fifa under 20, they always choked haha
7 times African champions and zero fifa wc trophy shows that these guys has no football talent lol
Ghana won it for AFRICA and we were the champions last year after eliminating Nigeria on our way to the cup
We don’t want this cup again!! We won it only last year
We are looking at the greatest theater on this rock which is of course the senior fifa wc and not this bullshit
The Nigerian players in today match looked OVER AGED as usual haha
Bullshit cup apuu
We beat your team today sha. Now you don’t want this bullshit when you lose. Lmao!! Sorry eh
Enjoy ur self meanwhile ghana is preparing to go the biggest football theatre on earth lol
Congratulations to the flying eagles at least they have brought a bit of pride
But it ll take AFRICA another 100 years to repeat this
https://youtu.be/LhUYe55lkr4
Ghana last year beat Nigeria in the same tournament so nothing serious here
Idiot, Selfmade, you have been beaten 2-0, let me see your bastard face on this site again. Chineke kpoo gi oku.
A piece of BOKOM shit … when did ur stupid daddy ever open a website
Nigeria is associated with mediocrity and hence u celebrate mediocrity , u stupid scumbag
Am here and what can ur criminal BOKOM head do!!
U dirty ANIMAL
Stupid Yawning noisemaking boy, I’ve been too busy to take you on and toast you like boli. I see all your yidiyada slobbering all over here.
My question is: What happened since 1982? As far as I’m concerned you have only 1 Afcon. 3-coubtries competition is meh. It does not count. Just invitational friendlies.
I repeat, Ghana Stars (I don’t know if a star can actually be black cos stars are supposed to be bright. Set up a committee to find another name. It’s just like your colour-riot flag – totally ingenous. Lazy design). I repeat Ghana can NEVER beat SE fair and square in this era. I don’t bat an eyelid when it’s Ghana. You scaled SA through Anartey’s abracadabra penalty and you got a ticket without actually winning – no thanks to CAF old school rule.
In Qatar, you’ll be the first to be knocked out. I’ll be openly rooting for all your opponents. Don’t let anyone deceive you or Houghton. We won’t cheer you. End of Story. Uruguay 4-0 win. Portugal 3-0 win. South Korea 3-1 win. No away goals or Amartey magic. VAR is on ground gidigba.
We’ll be waiting for your fluke winning bottom at Afcon 2023. Today’s Flying Eagles’ win is just a sign of what’s to come. Boy, you have no idea. Humility will clothe you like tampolene starting now.
U retarded tho….
Ur have an iq comparable to a caged BOKOM baboon haha
Ghana beat these same flying eagles only last year on their way to annexing the cup
Ghana are the defending afcon under 20 champions
Mediocrity should be ur stupid middle name lol
How 200 million mugus can’t get anything right is shocking to any discerning mind haha
This was only last year!!
https://youtu.be/h09p9ioI3n8
Celebrate mediocracy whiles Ghana is celebrating this
https://youtu.be/7fuC_b74148
Who care about this cheap cup that Nigerians are using GRAND PAPAS as under 20
Fifa ll ban a lot of these cheating babe eagles haha
Cheating baby Eagles. Excuse don start.. hahahaha
Its 2-2. wow. Ghana is really superior
Wow, its a draw, what a comeback by Ghana.woooooow
Idiot, Selfmade, you have been beaten 2-0, let me see your bastard face on this site again. Chineke kpoo gi oku.
Toilet self has a better iq than u haha
Dirty BOKOM bastard celebrating mediocrity
The last time I checked, ur stupid daddy hasn’t opened any website, u dirty scumbag lol
This animal is still taking. Shameless bastard! You surely think Ghana has got that permanent winning right over us. That WC wey dey shak you, your eye go clear after 2 matches. You can as well kiss this championship goodbye because you’re losing your next match too.
Hahahahahahaa…the loss choke. Lol.. it suddenly becomes mediocrity when Ghana lost. Poor soul. What would it have been if Ghana had won? Alacrity? LOL. if the competition wasn’t important, your government would not spend tax payers money sending your rag tag team. Get life, big head
Bosso got it right on this occasion. His formation, tactics,drills and approach all worked to the T.
The 49 year old veteran tactician has been around the blocks. It is high time he starts to make his vast experience count.
Bosso is not alien to qualifying a team for the world cup. He is not unfamiliar to getting beyond the group stages of the world cup.
He now needs to get beyond the group stage of the WAFU B Cup and give it a damn good fight in the semi finals.
It is squarely up to Bosso to prove his critics wrong. He has started well, he just needs to finish strongly.
Any Nigeria coach who defeats Ghana at any level in any gender of football deserves huge commendation.
Nigeria 2:0 Ghana.
You see why it’s good to give our coaches time and more chances.Allowing Bosso to continue with Flying Eagles has paid off.I pray Emmanuel Amuneke will be given another chance with the Super Eagles,but this time under a foreign coach,a high profile one.
Now the Youth and Sports Minister insists the NFF should go for the best, interview more qualified exptriate coaches,as the federal government has agreed to pay the salaries the shortlisted high profile demand, which forced the NFF to settle for the ‘affordable Portuguese journey man.
You are absolutely right Deo, the coach came out with full force and his boys gave the best of themselves. His tactics was perfectly executed by his troops.
This is what was lacking when Super Eagles was playing against the black stars of Ghana.
In today’s match, our team did not give any space for the Ghanaian team to operate or breath. Kudos to coach Bosso.
I still believe our own have what it takes to be the head coach of the Super Eagles if NFF choosing the right indigenous coaches for all our national teams.
Congratulations to our darling Flying Eagles. God bless Nigeria!!!
Absolutely @deo,apparently,his team was unfortunate last year,they played so well but luck was against them.
I never dissed Bosso even when most forum members were disgusted on his reappointment because he has always impressed me the way he sets up his team.
Most people have forgotten twice he has qualified Nigeria for the under 20 world cup has also won the African youth championship.
Bosso is a much better head than Eguavoen he has always presented teams solid on all grounds.His first choice goalkeeper Nathaniel Nwosu will man the super eagles post in the nearest future,I see a very good goalkeeper in Nathaniel.The number 11 and scorer of our first goal is another super talent,he plays with his head,selfless speed and an eye for goal.
Meanwhile,we should endeavour to finish tops to avoid ivory coast in the semi’s their under17 winning team of last year was a great team and I’m sure most of them are in the current under 20 side which defeated the host team only yesterday.
Good-luck Bosso and your wards,you sure will need a lot of it.
Hope this ccoach zito is not from Brazil. He claimed the weather was why they lost. Abeg whats the tempearture in Niger and Ghana. Has he forgotten that black absolves heat a lot, so why are they the called the starlets.What a silly excuse