{"id":1938,"date":"2019-08-24T14:36:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T14:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ghana\/?p=1938"},"modified":"2019-08-24T14:36:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-24T14:36:55","slug":"african-games-black-satellites-cross-swords-with-mali-in-crucial-encounter-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/african-games-black-satellites-cross-swords-with-mali-in-crucial-encounter-today","title":{"rendered":"African Games: Black Satellites cross swords with Mali in crucial encounter today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Black Satellites will look to win their final group match against Mali on Saturday to seal qualification to the next stage of the African Games Male football competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National U20 side won their opening game 2-1 against Burundi but suffered a 1-0 defeat to Senegal in the subsequent group match.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Yaw Preko\u2019s side will now need a win over Mali to secure 6 six points which would be enough to see them through to the next round.<\/p>\n<p>Kickoff time for Ghana\u2019s match against Mali is at 4:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana won the 2011 edition of the competition beating South Africa in the final with current Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah in charge.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, South Africa, Burkina Faso and hosts Morocco are in the other group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Satellites will look to win their final group match against Mali on Saturday to seal qualification to the next stage of the African Games Male football competition. 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