Ghana women’s Under-20 national soccer squad, Black Princesses admits that a credible performance in the Women’s World Cup in Canada could go a long way in restoring the credibility of Ghanaian football’s image globally. It follows Ghana men’s squad shenanigans in Brazil during the FIFA World Cup. Head coach Bash Hayford has named his final-21-woman squad for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, which begins next week. According to Ghanaweb, in keeping with continuity for the sake of success, the squad includes majority of the players who won bronze at the 2012 Fifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup finals in Azerbaijan. Fifa Media official Emmanuel Maradas explains…

Two key players- Linda Smith and striker Theresa Ackon-Cobbinah- were excluded from the team currently training in Canada. And Maradas reckons the duo’s exclusion could either impact on the over-all performances of the squad…

Meanwhile the Black Princess preparations for the start of the tournament have been smooth following some impression friendly matches. Ghana opens her campaign against hosts Canada on 5 August before facing Finland and North Korea respectively. Journalist: Coudjoe Amankwaa