Ghana’s Black Satellites will round off their preparations for the 2026 WAFU B U-20 Championship with a friendly match against Division One League side Semper Fi on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at the Accra Sports Stadium, with kick-off scheduled for 14:00 GMT (2pm local time).
The friendly will be the team’s final outing before departing for Yamoussoukro, Cte d’Ivoire, where they will compete in the sub-regional tournament under the guidance of head coach Maxwell Konadu.
Having spent the past few weeks in intensive training, the Black Satellites are entering the final phase of their preparations, with Konadu and his technical staff focused on fine-tuning tactics, building cohesion and assessing the squad ahead of the championship.
The team continued its build-up on Wednesday with an intensive training session at the University of Ghana Stadium Annex B, where the coaching staff worked on both tactical organization and match fitness as they put the finishing touches to their preparations.
Thursday’s encounter against Semper Fi offers the technical team a valuable opportunity to evaluate player performances in a competitive environment before finalising the squad for the trip to Cte d’Ivoire.
Ghana have been drawn in a highly competitive Group B, where they will open their campaign against arch-rivals Nigeria before taking on Burkina Faso and Togo in their remaining group matches.
The WAFU B U-20 Championship doubles as the qualifying tournament for the 2027 TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, which Ghana is set to host.
