Yusif Basigi confident of building a formidable side for U-20 WWC in France

Published on: 18 July 2018

Black Princesses head coach, Yusif Basigi says his outfit will be in good shape for the upcoming FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France.

The Princesses have been pitted in Group A alongside host country France, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

After the airing of the Anas Aremeyaw Anas 'Number 12' video, the team's preparations were abruptly halted.

But after the appointment of the liaison team to lead Ghana football, the Black Princesses have begun their preparations ahead of the competition which kicks off on August 5, 2018.

However, coach Yusif Basigi insists they are making do with the limited time training at the Ghanaman Soccer Center of Excellence.

"Since we came we have realised there is no much time on our side so we need to put in a lot of training sessions together in order to catch up with time so we are combining a lot of things," he told Joy FM

"You could see that we did a lot of things today just to put the girls in shape and build them for the task ahead.

"The limited time has been a challenge but we will make do with the time."

The team is due to embark on a tour of Spain to fine-tune preparations before the competition kicks off on August 5.

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