On Wednesday, 12 August 2020, Ghana Government COVID-19 Advisory team will organize a workshop for four national team handlers ahead of their camping.

The workshop will take place for team doctors, physiotherapists, essential service providers and welfare officers of four national teams. The are namely Black Satellites (U-20), Starlets (U-17), Maidens (U-17, female) and Princesses (U-20, female).

Members of the GFA Medical and Security and Safety Committees will also be part of this workshop.

Chairman of the Risk Communication and Social Mobilization Committee for Ghana’s COVID-19 Response Team, Dr. Dacosta Aboagye will lead the three-hour programme.

The workshop is expected to enlighten participants on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will pave way for the teams to resume camping this week.

The Black Maidens (U-17) have a World Cup qualifying game against Nigeria. The Princesses are preparing to take on Guinea-Bissau in a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier. The Black Starlets have been getting ready for an upcoming WAFU Championship slated for Benin in September.

The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to be hosted by Costa Rica will now come off from January 20 – February 6, 2021. FIFA has also announced that the U-17 Women’s World Cup, with India as hosts, is expected to come off from February 17 to March 7, 2021.