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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Eric Ayiah Rallies African Support For Mali

Sports News FIFA U-17 World Cup: Eric Ayiah Rallies African Support For Mali
OCT 23, 2017 LISTEN

Black Starlets captain, Eric Ayiah is rallying support for Mali who is the only African country in the ongoing FIFA U17 World Cup in India.

Mali defeated the Black Starlets by 2:1 to progress to the semi-finals of the competition on Saturday.

And the Charity Star player has urged Africans to rally behind the African champions.

"We must all rally behind them in prayer once we are all Africans and I know they can do it.' Ayiah told the Press

"It is not our will to lose to Mali for the third time but it has happened, I cannot really tell what caused the defeat but I can that is how football is '

"It's very painful that we are out from the tournament because we came here to write a new history, the Malians are too much, they are a very strong team and their strength are above us." he added.

Mali will face Spain in the semi finals on Wednesday.

Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah
Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah

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