Ashanti Region have assumed the top spot in Group A in the ongoing KGL Foundation Inter-Regional U17 Colts Championship after Match Day 1 was concluded on Friday, July 26, 2024.
The teenagers from the Ashanti Region thumped Bono Ahafo Regio 4-1 in Friday's opening group A game ahead of Volta Region, which defeated Central Region 3-0 in the second match.
Central Region, Bono Ahafo Region and Northern Region, who were on standby, follow in that order on the table.
The Championship fixtures for Saturday, July 26, 2024, include Greater Accra Region slugging it out with Upper East Region at 10am before Eastern Region battle Upper West Region at 15:00GMT (3pm local time).
The 12-day Championship, aimed at identifying, training and developing young talented teenagers for Ghana's youth national teams, runs till Thursday, August 8, 2024.
The KGL Foundation Inter-Regional U17 Colts Championship, launched in 2021, has been an avenue for talent discovery for clubs, particularly Premier and Division One League clubs, with several players being beneficiaries of the esteemed competition.