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BREAKING NEWS: Black Maidens of Ghana slapped with two years ban for age cheating

Women Football BREAKING NEWS: Black Maidens of Ghana slapped with two years ban for age cheating
JUL 4, 2022 LISTEN

The Black Maidens of Ghana have been banned from competing in the next two editions of the FIFA U17 Women’s African Qualifiers for age cheating.

The Ghana Football Association [GFA] have also been fined $100,000 by the Confederation of African Football.

This comes after a Moroccan protest that Nancy Amoh and Rasheeda Shahadu falsified their birthdate information and are above seventeen years.

The Moroccans filed the protest after losing 2-0 in the first leg in Ghana in the qualifiers for the U-17 Women’s World Cup at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The Ghana Football Association was given the chance to defend themselves against the said claims by providing the CAF Disciplinary Board with a written response, but they did not provide a statement.

Ghana can still contest this decision before the CAF Appeal Board.

Ghana lost 4-2 on penalties to Morocco in the final qualifier for the U-17 Women’s World Cup and will miss out on this year’s edition in India.

Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah
Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah

Sports JournalistPage: SamuelEkowAmoasiAppiah

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