Black Maidens thrash Ivory Coast 4-0 in their final WAFU B U17 Girls Cup match

• Ghana beat hosts Côte d’Ivoire 4-0 to finish their WAFU B U-17 Girls Cup campaign strongly.

• Seidatu Wahab, Gloria Ameaa and Cynthia were among the scorers as the Black Maidens dominated the hosts.

• Ghana still took part in a penalty shootout after the match, but it was only for player development and did not change the official 4-0 result.

Ghana’s Black Maidens ended their WAFU B U-17 Girls Cup campaign with a convincing 4-0 victory over hosts Côte d’Ivoire, but the team still went through a penalty shootout after the match.

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The unusual shootout did not change the official 4-0 scoreline. According to a post by the Ghana Women National Teams on X (formerly Twitter), the penalty shootout was part of a tournament initiative aimed at giving players more experience from the spot.

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The Black Maidens had already secured a strong position in the competition after recording three wins from their opening four matches, including a 4-0 win over Burkina Faso, a 4-0 victory against Togo and a 6-1 win over Niger. Their only defeat came against Nigeria, who beat Ghana 4-2.

Ghana opened the scoring through captain Seidatu Wahab from the penalty spot. They doubled their lead through Gloria Ameaa, who found the net before half-time.

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Gloria returned after the break to complete her brace in the closing stages before Cynthia added Ghana’s fourth goal in the 86th minute, sealing a 4-0 victory over the hosts.