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The Black Starlets of Ghana will miss the 2023 Africa U17 Cup of Nations and the FIFA U17 World Cup after losing to Burkina Faso in the semifinal of the WAFU Zone U17 Championship.
Ghana lost by a lone goal to Burkina Faso at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Tuesday evening.
The national U17 team needed to beat the Young Stallions of Burkina Faso in order to secure automatic qualification to the Africa Youth Championship by reaching the finals.
Burkina Faso will face Nigeria in the final game on Friday at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.
Ghana as host will now have to settle for bronze against Cote d’Ivoire in the third place game.
