Charles Sampson is Black Princesses head coach
Ghana will play Nigeria in their final match of the ongoing WAFU B U20 Girls Cup in Benin. Ghana lost 3-1 to Nigeria in their second game, and Head Coach Charles Sampson believes the team is ready for the task ahead and will go all out for the maximum points.
Head Coach Charles Sampson believes the WAFU B U20 Girls Cup is a good exercise for the Black Princesses as they prepare to play South Africa in the third round of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifier in 2026.
“I wanted a win against Benin today, coming back from a loss to Nigeria, and we got it. Unfortunately, the game was a bit different, but in the end, we got the win, and the girls showed good character, and I was impressed” Charles Sampson said.
”This has been a really good tournament for us. Our girls needed games like this to develop, and we are very grateful for that. Nigeria has a bit of an edge over us because they’ve had a rest in between, but we face them again in the same manner, having played Benin before meeting them.
“That gives them a bit of an advantage, but we’re also out to win against them today, so our match preparation is going all out, and we’re looking forward to it as a good test for us. It’s a lot to take from here, a lot for the players themselves and their development, and also, they’re growing into the game, and it gives me, as a leader, a great picture of what they can do and what they can’t, and the areas we need to strengthen as we prepare for World Cup qualifiers, so this has been very, very educative.”
“We’re very much concentrating on our own philosophy and principles of play, and in this tournament, we aim to see how it evolves. It’s been going really well; we’re struggling a bit with the last third, which has been a struggle for us even before this, and this tournament also exposes some big parts of it, so those are the things we’re very confident we now recognise, and we should find ways to see how we can be better.”
“We have also identified some strengths of Nigeria, and of course, we’ll try to work out how we can capitalise on them because this is how football is, and then see how mature our players are to be able to take those instructions to come out better than them today, so we’re looking forward to it.”
“We’re very impressed to see Ghana supporters come all the way to Benin; we were very surprised when we saw them coming, and of course, it injected some energy into us and the players. It’s always beautiful; football is in our culture, so having people coming all the way and supporting us says a lot, and I’ve also been following the news a bit, and people back at home are also following it, so it’s very interesting,” he added.
Ghana lost 3-1 to Nigeria on match day two and will play them in the reverse fixture on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
