Black Starlets clash with Ivory Coast in WAFU B U-17 Championships final today

The Black Starlets of Ghana will face Ivory Coast in the 2025 WAFU Zone B U-17 Boys Championship today, Friday, October 3 at Yamoussoukro at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium.

Ghana booked their place in the final with an emphatic 2-0 victory over arch-rivals Nigeria in the semi-finals.

First-half goals from Michael Awuli and Robinho Yao Gavi sealed the win, sparking jubilant celebrations in the Starlets’ camp and heightening hopes of continental qualification.

Ivory Coast, meanwhile, edged Burkina Faso 2-1 to secure their spot in the decider. The hosts carry a psychological advantage, having defeated Ghana in the group stage. But the Starlets’ resurgence has been remarkable—recovering from that early setback to dismantle Niger 3-1 before dispatching Nigeria with authority.

The two teams met in the group stage, with Ghana losing 0-3 to the hosts.

Meanwhile, ahead of the game, Ghana coach, Prosper Narteh Ogum has assured that his side will adopt a different approach.

"It will be a different Ghana; our structure will be different, our mentality and our character will also be different. They defeated us in the group stage," he said after the win over Nigeria.

"Fortunately, we have been able to play them so we know what to do, go back and prepare ourselves in terms of our mentality and character and how we need to stay focused on the field.

"Tactically, we also have to re-strategise to make sure that we meet them boot for boot."

A place in the final also means Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire both seal the available tickets to represent WAFU B at next year's U-17 Africa Cup of Nations tournament to be staged in Morocco.

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