U-17 WC: Ghana/Colombia Squads Named

[E-man]

U-17 squad named for World Cup
By: ModernGhana.com

Ghana has named a 21-man squad for next month’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup in South Korea as the two-time world champions, the Black Starlets, attempt a third shot at the title.

Black Starlets head coach, Selas Tetteh together with his backroom staff completed the tough exercise of selecting the final squad from a list of 30 players called up to the national camp in Prampram since taking over the reigns of the team three weeks ago.

With a squad largely dominated by local talent, Reading FC’s academy scholar, Kelvin Bossman remains the only foreign-based player in the final squad as the team leaves Accra today for a two-week training exercise of Japan ahead of the World Cup which kicks off on August 19.

Ghana, one of Africa’s four qualifiers for the World Cup are holed up in Group F will play the group’s opening game against Trinidad and Tobago a day after the opening day of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup. The group also includes Germany and Colombia.

This would be Selas Tetteh’s third stint with the Black Starlets and his second appearance at the world stage.

Selas Tetteh had his first stint with the junior side in 1999 playing the role of an assistant coach to Cecil Jones Attuquayefio at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in New Zealand where Ghana picked up bronze.

This year’s championship has seen the number of teams increased 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the round of 16 or second round.

Final Squad :

Joseph Addo (Hasaacas), Baba Sampana (Shelter Force), Robert Dabou (Wa All Stars), Paul Addo (Fair Point), Eric Opoku (Corner Babies), Daniel Opare (Ashantigold), Phillip Boampong (Max Bees), Nortey Tetteh (Africa United), Abeiku Quansah (Windy Professionals), Ishmael Yartey (All Blacks), Enoch Kofi Adu (Corners Babies), Richard Mpong (All Blacks), Narzah Alhassan (Max Bees), Abdullai Seidu (Samreka), Alhassan Maisuna (Eleven Wise), Ransford Osei (Kessben), Isaac Donkor (Hasaacas), Kelvin Bossman (Reading FC), Sadik Adams (AshantiGold), Prince Gyimah (Berekum Arsenals), and Francis Boadi (Gt. Olympics).
Colombia U-17 Squad

Selección Colombia Sub 17: Eduardo Lara los perdonó
By: Futbolred.com

7/31/2007

 El técnico del combinado juvenil seleccionó a los 21 jugadores que harán el último ciclo de preparación antes del Mundial Sub 17 de Corea del Sur. En la convocatoria fueron incluidos Mauricio Acosta, Ricardo Villarraga, Miguel Julio y Junior Romero, quienes estaban separados del grupo por indisciplina.

Después de una reunión con el Comité Ejecutivo de la Federación Colombiana de Fútbol, el técnico Lara tomó la decisión de volverlos a incluir en el grupo definitivo que representará al país en el Mundial Sub 17.

Los 21 futbolistas convocados estarán durante la presente semana en Bogotá. El certamen orbital de Corea del Sur se jugará del 18 de agosto al 9 de septiembre y Colombia hará parte del Grupo F junto a los combinados de Trinidad y Tobago, Ghana y Alemania.

Cronograma de la primera ronda del Mundial para Colombia

20 de agosto: Colombia vs. Alemania
23 de agosto: Trinidad y Tobago vs. Colombia
26 de agosto: Colombia vs. Ghana

Nómina

Cristiam Nazarith Truque, América.
Ricardo Serna Medina, Deportivo Cali.
Édgar Felipe Pardo Castro, Deportivo Cali.
Jaíber Damián Cardona Lozano, Deportivo Cali.
Mauricio Acosta Reyes, Independiente Santa Fe.
Ricardo Jesús Villarraga, Independiente Santa Fe.
Miguel Julio Rosete, Independiente Medellín.
Andrés Felipe Mosquera Guardia, Independiente Medellín.
Santiago Tréllez Vivero, Independiente Medellín.
Carlos Julio Ramos Fernández, Envigado.
James David Rodríguez Rubio, Envigado.
José Gabriel Ramírez, Envigado.
Charles Quinto, Envigado.
Junior Javier Romero Flores, Unión Magdalena.
Sebastián Viáfara Carabalí, Centauros.
Ricardo Chará Lerma, Centauros.
Eduard Sthivinson Zea Chávez, Deportes Quindío.
Julián Guillermo Rojas, Compensar.
Andrés Felipe Mosquera M., Corporación Bogotá.
Raúl Alexander Asprilla Moreno, Chicó Fútbol Club.
Oneíder Álvarez Orozco, Cortuluá.

Cuerpo Técnico

Eduardo Lara Lozano, director técnico.
Ramiro Viáfara, asistente.
Rodrigo Larrahondo, preparador físico.
Mauricio Serrato Roa, médico.
José María Pazo, entrenador arqueros.
Luis Alfonso Sinisterra, kinesiólogo.
Javier Ospina, utilero.

[weary1969]

Eman u scan they birth paper to see the reallllllllllllllllll birth date.

[palos]

Eman u scan they birth paper to see the reallllllllllllllllll birth date.

Birth Paper??......with African sides??

Remember de Burkina Faso team dat did mek de final stages a de U 17 WC it had in T&T.  Man swear dat is de U 33 side dem and de Nigerian did send to dat tournament wee....

Yuh have to use Carbon Datin Tekneek to determine dem true age...

[E-man]

Eman u scan they birth paper to see the reallllllllllllllllll birth date.

Birth Paper??......with African sides??

Yuh have to use Carbon Datin Tekneek to determine dem true age wee...

yeah, boy, how do they really know for sure in some of these cases. There must be enough who fudge their age just a little or a lot.

[palos]

Eman u scan they birth paper to see the reallllllllllllllllll birth date.

Birth Paper??......with African sides??

Yuh have to use Carbon Datin Tekneek to determine dem true age wee...

yeah, boy, how do they really know for sure in some of these cases. There must be enough who fudge their age just a little or a lot.

Yeah...jes like "17" year old Freddy Adu.  Dey neglect to say is 17 celcius and de age dem referrin to is farenheit....

[Midknight]

U-17 squad named for World Cup
By: ModernGhana.com
Joseph Addo (Hasaacas), Baba Sampana (Shelter Force), Robert Dabou (Wa All Stars), Paul Addo (Fair Point), Eric Opoku (Corner Babies), Daniel Opare (Ashantigold), Phillip Boampong (Max Bees), Nortey Tetteh (Africa United), Abeiku Quansah (Windy Professionals), Ishmael Yartey (All Blacks), Enoch Kofi Adu (Corners Babies), Richard Mpong (All Blacks), Narzah Alhassan (Max Bees), Abdullai Seidu (Samreka), Alhassan Maisuna (Eleven Wise), Ransford Osei (Kessben), Isaac Donkor (Hasaacas), Kelvin Bossman (Reading FC), Sadik Adams (AshantiGold), Prince Gyimah (Berekum Arsenals), and Francis Boadi (Gt. Olympics).

Like all yuh men start making excuses before the results even come in 

On another note though, u have to love them club names - corner babies, eleven wise, windy professionals, shelter force...

Also, I wonder how common the name Addo is in Ghana, These two must be the 9th and 10th addo to represent ghana in football

[Storeboy]

All I have to say is "bring ithem on".  Whether they 17 or 27 we go fight them till every Warrior blood is expelled from our veins.  Our fellas are ready, just like the WC squad of last year.  Man go know the character of the true Trinis.

[Jah Gol]

The Columbian league has an age policy that requires each team to have 2 players (i think) in the first team. It is not uncommon to watch a Copa Mustang game I hear about  16 and 17 year olds starting in a game.

All our opponents will be challenging but I am still confident that this team will not wither under the pressure. Make no mistake about it, this experience is going to do a world of good for our players.

[Bitter]

U-17 squad named for World Cup
By: ModernGhana.com
Joseph Addo (Hasaacas), Baba Sampana (Shelter Force), Robert Dabou (Wa All Stars), Paul Addo (Fair Point), Eric Opoku (Corner Babies), Daniel Opare (Ashantigold), Phillip Boampong (Max Bees), Nortey Tetteh (Africa United), Abeiku Quansah (Windy Professionals), Ishmael Yartey (All Blacks), Enoch Kofi Adu (Corners Babies), Richard Mpong (All Blacks), Narzah Alhassan (Max Bees), Abdullai Seidu (Samreka), Alhassan Maisuna (Eleven Wise), Ransford Osei (Kessben), Isaac Donkor (Hasaacas), Kelvin Bossman (Reading FC), Sadik Adams (AshantiGold), Prince Gyimah (Berekum Arsenals), and Francis Boadi (Gt. Olympics).

Like all yuh men start making excuses before the results even come in 

On another note though, u have to love them club names - corner babies, eleven wise, windy professionals, shelter force...

Also, I wonder how common the name Addo is in Ghana, These two must be the 9th and 10th addo to represent ghana in football

I mis-read Eleven Wise and say to myself Evans Wise own a club side in Ghana?