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Ghana's Under-17 team, the Black Starlets, engage Gambia in the last hurdle first leg qualifier of the Africa Under-17 Championship.The Starlets expect a tougher opposition on Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium after enjoying an easy ride over Libya in the previous qualifying round." We are prepared and we watched their Under 20s lose to our side in Ghana and we have a fair idea of how they play," Head coach E K Afranie told Ghanasoccernet.com" We are expecting bigger boys from Gambia and that is why all these while we played premier league sides not to be overwhelmed."The team polished their preparations last week with a 4-0 win over a second-string Asante Kotoko side.The winner over two-legs progresses to the finals to be staged in Algeria next year.Ghana will be seeking a double over Gambia in youth football after the Young Scorpions were eliminated in the Africa Youth Championship last month.

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