Soccer News of Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Source: GFA

Princesses keep focus as they return to camp

Black Princesses coach Robert Sackey is not getting carried away after his side hammered Namibia 7-0 in the qualifying for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

The win on Sunday at the Accra Sports Stadium in the first round fixture hands Ghana an advantage going into the reverse clash in Windhoek on the weekend on 2-4 March.

Sackey, now finds the U-20 side in the driving seat ahead of the return game but as the team returned to camp in Prampram on Tuesday, the coach is refusing to underestimate their opponents.

"The first leg is over and we want to stay focused going into the return game," Sackey told www.ghanafa.org. "Football is funny and the scoreline would not be enough to rule them [Namibia] out."

A hat-trick by Florence Dadson and single strikes from captain Priscilla Saahene, Elizabeth Addo, Faustina Ampah and Deborah Afriyie sealed the day for the Black Princesses.

"We don't need to get complacent as that can see us lose by a margin that might not eliminate us but rather dampen our spirits," Sackey added.

The Ghana coach said: “I don’t know if we are in the best moment yet since the first game but we want to keep a clean sheet going into the next round.

"We don't want to concede a goal over the two legs."

The Black Princesses are chasing a place in the finals to be hosted by Uzbekistan in what could be their second finals after their debut in Germany 2010.