Black Starlets skipper Benjamin Tsivanyo has reiterated that luck eluded his outfit following their inability to clinch the just ended WAFU Zone B Championship.
Ghana settled for fourth place after a defeat to rivals Nigeria in the third-place playoff on Tuesday. The Black Starlets suffered a disappointing 2-3 loss at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium.
The Black Starlets aimed for gold but their hopes dashed after suffering defeat in the semifinals to Burkina Faso, the eventual winners of the tournament.
Speaking to Kessben FM monitored by Footballghana.com, Tsivanyo, who plies his trade for Great Olympics expressed his outfit were unlucky not to secure the title.
“It feels good to be part of the Black Starlets team. We performed at the WAFU tournament but luck was not on our side. It has happened and we cannot do anything about it” he said.
The Black Starlets were chasing qualification to the AFCON U17 for the first time in seven years but their hopes dashed after finishing fourth in the WAFU tournament, which served as qualifiers for the AFCON.