The national U-17 football team, Starlets, have one more hurdle to climb to reach next year?s African Junior Championship in Togo in March next year, when they take on their Cote d?Ivoire counterparts in the first leg of the final qualifying round in Abidjan sunday afternoon.
Ghana saw off Guinea 4-2 on aggregate while the Ivorians qualified after opponents, Benin Republic withdrew from the series.
With the U-20 team failing to qualify for the African Youth Championship billed for Congo next year January, the heat is on the Starlets to end the year on a hig note.
In other matches, Tunisia host Senegal in Tunis? Rades Stadium and Nigeria face Morocco at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta this afternoon
Central African Republic, which shocked out Cameroun, are away to Gabon?s Baby Panthers.
In Johannesburg, South Africa are up against perennial foes, Zimbabwe, who worked extra time to see off stubborn Reunion after penalty shoot-out following a 2-2 aggregate.
In Asmara, Eritrea, who bundled out Egypt?s Baby Pharaohs, face a stern test against a Zambia.
