{"id":34502,"date":"2026-05-14T17:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=34502"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:21:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:21:22","slug":"ghanas-black-starlets-ready-for-afcon-under-17-challenge","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/ghanas-black-starlets-ready-for-afcon-under-17-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana\u2019s Black Starlets ready for AFCON Under-17 challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coach Prosper Ogum says Ghana national under-17 football team are ready to handle the pressure ahead of their opening match at the CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The young Ghanaian side, popularly known as the Black Starlets, will begin their campaign against Algeria in a difficult group that also features defending champions Senegal and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ogum said the current squad is determined to build its own legacy while honouring Ghana\u2019s rich history in youth football.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis generation wants to create its own identity and write its own story, while respecting the success that Ghana has achieved in youth football over the years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ogum added that the tournament remains an important platform for developing young African talent and giving players exposure on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15610,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-34502","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Ghana national under-17 football team are ready to handle the pressure ahead of their opening match","published_date":"2026-05-14 16:04:08","news_description":"Ghana national under-17 football team are ready to handle the pressure ahead of their opening match","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34525,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34502\/revisions\/34525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=34502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}