{"id":113777,"date":"2024-03-21T11:25:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T10:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/african-games-2023-falconets-coach-danjuma-ready-for-final-showdown-against-ghana"},"modified":"2024-03-21T13:56:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:56:47","slug":"african-games-2023-falconets-coach-danjuma-ready-for-final-showdown-against-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/african-games-2023-falconets-coach-danjuma-ready-for-final-showdown-against-ghana","title":{"rendered":"African Games 2023: Falconets coach, Danjuma ready for final showdown against Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Falconets head coach, Chris Danjuma is looking forward to his side\u2019s final fixture against the Black Stars of Ghana at the African Games 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The holders will be up against the Black Princesses in the final of the women\u2019s football event at the Cape Coast Stadium on Thursday (today).<\/p>\n<p>It will be a repeat of last year\u2019s WAFU B Championship final which Ghana won.<\/p>\n<p>Danjuma stated that it is important for his team to test themselves against a quality opposition like Ghana before the FIFA U-20 Women\u2019s World Cup which hold later in the year in Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve told you from the start that it\u2019s a privilege to be here playing teams that have also qualified for the World Cup,\u201d Danjuma told a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity for us to begin to test ourselves before going for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that was the reason why I said, just like every team we respect Ghana, so it\u2019s a joy to play any team here and it\u2019s a joy to play Ghana as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Falconets head coach, Chris Danjuma is looking forward to his side\u2019s final fixture against the Black Stars of Ghana at the African Games 2023. The holders will be up against the Black Princesses in the final of the women\u2019s football event at the Cape Coast Stadium on Thursday (today). 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