Germany U20 Wallop Ghana's Black Satellites 5-0 in International Friendly

• The Black Satellites of Ghana were walloped by their German counterparts in an international friendly on Monday
• The team rounded up preparations for the WAFU Zone B Championship with a test against the European heavyweights
• Ghana have been drawn in Group A alongside host Togo, Benin, and Niger for the tournament from October 17, 2024

Ghana's U20 national team, the Black Satellites, were battered in an international friendly by Germany ahead of the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) U20 Championship.

Ghana, which won gold at the African Games earlier this year, has been preparing for the WAFU Zone B U20 Championship, which begins on Thursday, October 17, 2024, in Togo.

Wrapping up preparations, the team engaged their European counterparts on Monday but was mauled in the first half, conceding four times before Germany added a fifth in the second half.

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German-born Ghanaian, Ilyas Ansah opened the scoring after just two minutes before Nelson Wieper added the second 11 minutes later, as spotted in a video shared on social media.

Ansah added his second on the half-hour mark before Tom Bischof added the fourth at the stroke of half-time.

Mert Komur sealed victory late in the second half to round up a dominant display from the Europeans.

The game was a good test for the Black Satellites, who hope to return to the U20 Africa Cup of Nations next year.

Germany friendly unnecessary exercise

Despite it being a preparatory game before the start of the WAFU Zone B U20 champions, TV presenter and sports analyst, Kosi Fiaka believes it was an unnecessary exercise.

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According to Fiaka, the players had few days for the start of the tournament in Togo so flying to Germany was not the best decision.

"They are playing in nearby Togo on Thursday in the WAFU champions so what was the point of travelling all the way to Germany for a friendly with a team that plays very different from our rivals in West Africa. Remember, we have not qualified for the Africa U20 championship since 2021, we have to be prudent in some of our moves, because, what I can boldly tell you is, these boys will be tired before the opener against Benin," he told Yen.com.gh.

Kingston explains leaving Ghana U17 job

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that former Black Starlets coach Laryea Kingston explained his decision to leave before the WAFU Zone B U17 Championship ended.

The ex-Ghanaian international surprised local football fans after quitting the job following the team's defeat to Burkina Faso in the semi-final of the competition.

Source: YEN.com.gh