Ghana's U-17 girls shook off an early scare and turned the game around to beat Kenya 2-1 in a World Cup warm-up in Morocco.
Ghana's Black Maidens are bringing real fight to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup build-up. They came from a goal down to beat Kenya 2-1 in a pre-camp friendly at the Stade Hay Moulay Rachid, a solid West African tune-up against East African opposition.
Kenya struck first and briefly had the Ghanaians on the back foot. The Black Maidens did not panic. They worked their way back into the contest and levelled before the break, when captain Seidatu Wahab kept her composure from the penalty spot and sent the side into the interval with belief restored.
Ghana carried that momentum into the second half and kept pressing. Priscilla Mensah got the decisive goal to complete the turnaround and seal the win.
For the technical team, this was the kind of test they wanted. The friendly gave them a chance to gauge where the squad stands and fine-tune ahead of the global stage. Losing the lead is never ideal, but showing the character to recover will count for plenty in a tournament where margins are thin.
The result is a timely confidence boost. With the World Cup drawing closer, Ghana's young stars have shown they can absorb a setback and hit back, a quality that could prove priceless when they carry the continent's hopes onto the world stage.
