Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum says Laryea Kingston is not under pressure to win the ongoing WAFU Zone B U-17 Championship.
Ghana's U-17 opened their campaign with an emphatic 5-1 win over Ivory Coast last weekend at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium.
They face Benin in the second group game on Tuesday, May 21 and a win means Kingston’s boys will secure qualification to the semifinals. Kick-off is scheduled art 18:00GMT.
“The Black Starlets are on course, On Tuesday we pray they win and win the semi-final, then we are back on the African continent,” Asante Twum said on Asaase Radio.
The finalist of the WAFU Zone B Championship will qualify for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations next year. The Black Starlets’ last AFCON appearance was in 2017 when they finished as runners-up losing to Mali in the final.
Laryea Kingston, the former Black Stars winger served as an assistant coach of the team under Abdul Karim Zito for one and half years until he was named as the head coach of the Black Starlets in April 2024.
When asked about the targets set for Kingston, Asante Twum replied; “to form a good team, and then qualify the team to major competitions. That is the bottom line there’s no pressure on Laryea Kingston to succeed.
“We believe in his capabilities and his competencies. He has shown over the years that he is a top-quality manager," he added.