Ghana’s U-20 men’s national soccer team, the Black Satellites, has won the 2021 edition of the Under 20 African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) tournament hosted by Mauritania.
The Black Satellites were able to beat the Hippos of Uganda by 2 goals to nil, who are making their first appearance in the competition. These two goals were scored by Ghana’s striker Barnieh.
Ghana have already won the U-20 championship three times; 1993, 1999, and the last one being in 2009.
The Black Satellites made it out of the group stages as one of the best two third-placed teams after losing their last group match to the Gambia to finish third in Group C. They had beaten Tanzania 4-0 and a goalless draw against Morocco to push them into the quarters.
In their quarterfinals match against Cameroon, one of the pre-tournament favourites, the Black Satellites came from a goal down in extra time to force out a 1-1 draw and won the tie on penalties to progress to the semifinals of the competition.
