Satellites to camp in New Zealand ; Ahead of U-20 World Cup

The Black Satellites will pitch camp in New Zealand ahead of the FIFA World Youth Championship (WYC), scheduled from May 30-June 20.

The Black Satellites, bronze medalists, at the just ended African Youth Championship (AYC) in Senegal, are expected to set pre-tournament base in New Zealand for six weeks.

According  GNA Sports sources, the selection of  the camp location was influenced by the weather conditions expected during the 24-team tournament.

The source indicated that, the weather conditions were expected to be cold 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 begin 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 have won the competition when Sellas Tetteh led the Black Satellites to conquer the continent and the globe in Rwanda and Egypt respectively in 2009.

Meanwhile, Coach Sellas Tetteh has invited 27 players