Ghana’s female junior team’s preparations for the upcoming world cup qualifiers could hit a snag as seven Black Maidens and Black Princesses players test positive for the coronavirus pandemic.
The Black Princesses are preparing to play Guinea Bissau in a 2021 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier whereas the Black Maidens who smashed Liberia 10-0 in a two-legged World Cup qualifier in March have a date against rivals Nigeria.
Players of the women’s national U17 and U20 team, the Black Maidens and Black Princesses respectively, were revealed to have contracted the disease after general tests were carried out on the squad of the two teams.
According to reports in the local media, the tests by medical officials showed that the seven players from the two teams had contracted the virus which is highly contagious and for that matter, the GFA will now work with the Ghana Health Service officials to make a final determination on whether the camp should be completely called off following the revelation.
This is also likely to further delay the start of football in the country as this could be seen as an example of how the disease could spread if football in the local leagues is made to start.
The tests were carried out when the training camp of the players opened in Cape Coast late last week as the two teams had gathered to start their preparations for upcoming continental qualifiers.
The report is said to have been presented to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) who must now decide on the next steps to be taken in the camp to prevent the further spread of the disease.
But the seven players who have contracted the disease must now be taken to a hospital in Cape Coast to start treatment to avoid it getting serious and complicating their health.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Sylvester Ntim
