{"id":246928,"date":"2026-04-12T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsworldghana.com\/?p=246928"},"modified":"2026-04-12T15:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:04:00","slug":"we-are-ready-like-wounded-lions-black-starlets-coach-nana-adarkwa-fires-warning-ahead-of-togo-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/2026\/04\/12\/we-are-ready-like-wounded-lions-black-starlets-coach-nana-adarkwa-fires-warning-ahead-of-togo-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe are ready like wounded lions\u201d \u2013 Black Starlets coach Nana Adarkwa fires warning ahead of Togo clash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head coach of the Ghana U-17 women&#8217;s national team, Joe Nana Adarkwa, has expressed strong confidence ahead of his side\u2019s FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup qualifier against Togo U-17 women&#8217;s national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first leg of the tie is scheduled for Sunday, April 12, at the Stade de K\u00e9gu\u00e9, with kickoff set for 4:00 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adarkwa revealed that his team has undergone extensive preparations, spending several weeks in camp to fine-tune tactics and build cohesion for the crucial encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cConcerning our preparation, everything is going on well. We\u2019ve been in camp for almost a month, and things are progressing very well. So we are okay with everything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite admitting limited knowledge about their opponents, the coach emphasized the team\u2019s determination to maintain Ghana\u2019s strong legacy at the youth level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are coming into the game like wounded lions. The Maidens\u2019 tradition is always to qualify for the World Cup, and we want to continue that. We are going to win the match and move to the next stage,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adarkwa also highlighted the positive atmosphere within the squad, noting that both players and technical staff are motivated and ready to deliver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are happy with everything here, and the technical staff are also confident. We can\u2019t wait to compete, and we will take every game seriously to achieve our goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The return leg of the qualifier will be played on April 18 at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head coach of the Ghana U-17 women&#8217;s national team, Joe Nana Adarkwa, has expressed strong confidence ahead of his side\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":246929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[238,225],"class_list":["post-246928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-stories","tag-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-2","tag-joe-nana-adarkwa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246928\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}