Maidens coaches, players grateful for ease of restrictions
Some elated coaches and players of the female national U-17 and U-20 soccer teams, Black Maidens and Black Princesses, have expressed their gratitude to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for giving them the green light to prepare for their respective international assignments.
The Maidens and Princesses are to begin preparations towards their World Cup qualifier against Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau respectively.
Maidens’ reactions
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The Head Coach of the Black Maidens, Baba Nuhu, said: "I am so happy that the President has given us the green light to start camping towards our last hurdle.”
"I gave out several exercises to all the players who were in camp before the break during the restriction period. My technical team and I did this in a bid to keep them active. I am glad that now we can group together as a team to fine-tune our preparations,'' he told GFA Communications.
The captain of the side, Basira Alhassan, also said; "On behalf of my teammates, we are very happy and excited that after FIFA and CAF had given the go-ahead to resume the qualifiers, today the President has also given us the green light to begin camping. The entire team is very happy about our coming back to the field. I believe together we will be able to put the team in a very good shape ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria."
Princesses
Black Princesses skipper Ama Tweneboah stated: "On behalf of my teammates, I want to use this opportunity to thank the President for the opportunity given us to start training.”
"Since the beginning of the break, we have been engaging in individual training but we all know it is not as effective as team training. This opportunity will help us get back in shape for the task ahead. We as players are happy about the news. Thank you, Mr President."
The Head Coach of the Princesses, Yusif Basigi, who was equally excited about the President's decision to ease restrictions, said: "I am elated that finally the President, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, has eased the restrictions for us to begin camping.”
"During the lockdown, I engaged the players individually to monitor their training via video recordings just to make sure their endurance level is not compromised. Now that we are to resume camping, I believe, at least, those exercises will help boost the teamwork quickly,'' he added.
