Ghana: U.S. Hammer Princesses in Group D Opener

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Ghana: U.S. Hammer Princesses in Group D Opener

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Black Princesses yesterday got their Group D campaign in the on-going FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Costa Rica off on the wrong footing when they were walloped 3-0 by former champions USA at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.

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