FIFA U-17 World Cup: Coach Paa Kwesi Fabin insists Black Starlets are the best ahead of India 2017

Published on: 01 October 2017
FIFA U-17 World Cup: Coach Paa Kwesi Fabin insists Black Starlets are the best ahead of India 2017
Samuel Kwasi Fabin, coach of Ghana during the 2017 Under 17 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Ghana press conference at the Libreville Stadium in Gabon on 19 May 2017 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Head Coach of the national under-17 tea, the Black Starlets, Paa Kwesi Fabin says that they will prove to the world their side is the best during FIFA world, which kicks off next weekend.

Ghana are two times champions, having won  the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1991 and 1995 are placed with Colombia, the US and hosts India in the tournament.

Paa Kwesi Fabin who has been the in-charge of the U-17 side since 2011 said despite being in a tough group, his wards are ready to take up the challenge.

"In India, we'll be out to show we're the best, we've been handed a very tough group, We're up against the sort of sides who need no introduction, but we're ready," coach Kwesi Fabin was quoted saying by FIFA on Friday.

Ghana will feature for the first time in the U-17 World Cup after an absence of 10 years, thanks to their runners-up spot finish in the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations which concluded earlier this year.

After placing second at the Africa Junior Championship, Coach Paa Kwesi Fabin has sets sights on the ultimate.

"We put in a big effort to get to the U-17 World Cup again. Qualifying was very tough, but our hard work paid off and we achieved our goal, the time has come for us to reap the benefits of everything we've done so far," Ghana U-17 coach said.

"Our aim is to get to the final and win it," Kwesi Fabin added.

The two-time U-17 World Champions reached into the finals four out of five times in the 1990s. They also recorded a podium finish in New Zealand 1999.

 

 

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