Red Star Belgrade Winger Osman Bukari Visits Black Starlets Players in Serbia

Red Star Belgrade Winger Osman Bukari Visits Black Starlets Players in Serbia

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 18, 2023 at 8:49 AM
  • Serbia-based Ghana winger Osman Bukari visited players of the Black Starlets
  • The Ghanaian U17 team are in the country for UEFA's Development Tournament
  • The Black Starlets defeated Spain to record their second win at the competition

Ghana winger, Osman Bukari took time off his busy schedule to visit players of the national U17 team in Serbia.

The Black Starlets are taking part in the UEFA U16 Developmental tournament currently ongoing in the European country.

Bukari, who is an integral member of the Black Stars - the country's senior team - watched the U17 team defeat Spain in their second game at the tournament.

Osman Bukari, Black Starlets, Ghana, Serbia
Osman Bukari has visited players of the U17 team in Serbia. Credit: @SheikTophic
Source: Twitter

In photos shared on social media, the Red Star Belgrade winger is seen taking pictures with the players as he inspired them to go for victory.

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Other Ghanaian players based in Serbia who also visited the team were Samuel Owusu and Edmund Addo.

The Black Starlets secured their second win at the competition with a 3-2 victory over the European giants.

Striker, Benjamin Tsivanyo scored a brace to increase his tally at the tournament to five goals, with Peter Hammond netting the other goal in the hard-fought win. The Black Starlets played most of the game with nine men.

Pablo Iago and Oscar Baraza were the goal-scorers for Spain.

Ghana will next face Switzerland while Spain engages with host, Serbia.

Ghana beat Serbia in tournament

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on the Black Starlets starting well at the UEFA U16 Development Tournament in Serbia.

The west African nation's under-17 team thrashed the host country 4-0 in a highly entertaining game on Thursday morning.

A hat-trick from Benjamin Tsivanyo and a spectacular free kick from Theophilus Adjetey gave the Black Starlets the victory.

Gyasi reaches Serie A milestone

Ghanaian forward, Emmanuel Gyasi reached a new milestone in the Italian league after making an appearance for Spezia against Lazio.

The Spezia captain played his 100th Serie A game as the Eagles hosted the high-flying Lazio on Friday night at the Alberto Picco Stadium.

Gyasi, who inspired his team to promotion three seasons ago, was presented with a plaque in honour for his club contributions so far.

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Lukman Mumuni
Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.