Ghana Banned From Next Two Editions of FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers

• Ghana's Black Maidens will not participate in the next two editions of the FIFA Women's U17 World Cup qualifiers
• The Confederation of African Football has banned the West African country over age fraud in their game against Morocco
• The Black Maidens lost to Morocco in the final round of qualifiers for the World Cup in India next year

The national U17 female team of Ghana, the Black Maidens, have been banned from playing in the next two editions of the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers.

The Ghana Football Association has also been fined an amount of $100,000 after the team fielded two over-age players in the qualifiers against Morocco.

CAF found Ghana guilty of age cheating after Nancy Amoh and Rasheeda Shahadu were reported by the Moroccan Football Federation for falsifying their birth certificates.

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The Ghana Football Association to present a defense to the report by Morocco, hence receiving a ban to play in the qualifiers.

Ghana failed to qualify for the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup after losing on penalties in the final round of qualifiers against the North Africans.

With the verdict out, the GFA has a chance to appeal the decision.

Black Maidens beat Morocco to take advantage in qualifiers

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Ghana took a giant step in seeking World Cup qualification with their first-leg victory over Morocco at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday afternoon.

The Black Maidens, Ghana's female under 17 national team, defeated their Moroccan counterparts 2-0 to put themselves in pole position in qualifying for the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup.

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A goal on either side of halftime was enough to secure coach Baba Nuhu's charges a two-nil lead in the final hurdle of the qualifiers.

Black Maidens forced to dress outside during clash with Morocco in Rabat

The Black Maidens of Ghana were given poor treatment by hosts Morocco before the second leg of their World Cup qualifier.

The U17 female team of Ghana had to dress outside after chemicals were sprayed in their dressing room, making it difficult to breathe.

In a video posted on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, the players are seen sitting on the grounds as they received their jackets before walking onto the pitch.