Princesses poised to beat Ethiopia: For 2016 World Cup ticket

The Black Princesses, Ghana's Under-20 female football team are confident they will be beat Ethiopia when they meet in Kumasi on Sunday to qualify for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea.

The two sides meet in the second and final leg of their qualifier and with a 2-2 result from the first leg, it is an open game but the Princesses are determined to take full advantage of playing at home to edge out their Ethiopian counterparts.

The Princesses' confidence stems from the fact that they have not lost at home throughout the qualifiers and determined to protect that unbeaten run, despite the tough opposition from the Ethiopians.

Though Coach Mas-Ud Dramani has mapped a plan to ensure that they end up claiming the maximum points, he will be expected to get his team to sustain the pace from start to finish and not exhibit the same form they did against Equatorial Guinea, where they allowed the visitors to control the first half before they turned on the heat in the second to win 2-0.

While Dramani is not ready to give a hint on who will be in his starting lineup, fans in Kumasi will love to see petite local star Naomi Anima in the lineup, as she did not only dazzle the crowd with her performance in the game against Equatorial Guinea, but she proved key to the goals that the Princesses scored.

With this being the very final hurdle to clear to Papua New Guinea, the Princesses will be taking no chances and look poise to go all out from the blast of the whistle, knowing that any slip could prove dangerous.

For the Princesses, any win will be enough to send them through. A drawn game with the result not exceeding the 2-2 from the first leg in Addis Ababa will also be enough to see the Ghanaians through. But considering at how charged the Princesses are to make it to the World Cup, there is a slim chance they will allow Ethiopia to get any drawn result in Kumasi.