The Black Starlets of Ghana defeated Togo 3-0 to progress to the semifinals of the WAFU U17 Zone B championship.
Ghana needed to win the game in order to prevent exiting the competition from the group stage after losing to Nigeria in the opening game.
The national U17 team were handed a humiliating defeat by Nigeria and needed to respond in their second game against Togo.
Ghana took the lead in the 54th minute through Pius Adua who connected with a pass from Andrew Appiah.
Abdul Razak Salifu scored in the 74th minute to give the Black Starlets a 2-0 lead.
Collins Agyemang made it 3-0 and sealed the game after converting a penalty.
The win guaranteed that the Black Starlets would face either Ivory Coast, Benin, or Burkina Faso in the last four.
In the final Group B games on Saturday, Benin will face Niger and Ivory Coast play Burkina Faso.
The WAFU Zone B U-17 Championship serves as a qualifier for the African Cup of Nations in Algeria in 2023.
