SELLAS TETTEH TO NAME SQUAD FOR U-20 WORLD CUP

Black Satellites’ coach, Sellas Tetteh has finalized
his provisional squad for the World Youth
Championship (WYC), scheduled for New Zealand in
May.
Tetteh must submit a 35-man squad to the
Federation of International Football Association
(FIFA), at the close of day of Wednesday, April 1,
ahead of the 24-team tournament that spans May
30- June 20.
Information gathered by GNA Sports indicates that
the qualified teams are mandated to submit an
initial 35-man squad to FIFA on Wednesday before
the final announcement of the 21 from the
provisional list.
Tetteh has hinted at revamping his team for the
tournament following the Black Satellites’ showing
at the just ended African Youth Championship
(AYC), in Senegal where they returned home as
bronze medalist after beating Mali.
The Black Satellites are expected to set pre-
tournament base in New Zealand for six weeks
ahead of the tournament.
The selection of the location was influenced by the
weather conditions expected during the three-week
competition.
According to the information, it would be winter in
New Zealand during the competition that has
Ghana, Nigeria, Mali and Senegal as Africa’s
representatives.
The Satellites are expected to feature in a four-
nation tournament as part of preparations for the
competition in which they are housed in Group B
alongside Argentina, Panama and Austria.
The mini competition is expected to feature Brazil
and two other countries who have all qualified for
the three-week gathering.
Ghana became the only African team to win the
competition when Tetteh led the Black Satellites to
conquer the continent and the globe in Rwanda and
Egypt respectively in 2009.