Ghana U-15 squad fly to Azerbaijan for FIFA World Cup and Festival

GhanaSoccernet · 10/21/2026, 11:31:46 PM

Ghana’s U-15 Boys team has left Accra for Azerbaijan to take part in the FIFA U-15 Boys World Cup and Festival.The travelling party includes the players and technical staff who will represent Ghana at the international youth event. The festival brings together U-15 teams from across the world for competitive fixtures alongside development programmes.The FIFA U-15 Festival forms part of FIFA’s Talent Development Scheme, which is designed to provide young footballers with early international experience. Ghana’s participation follows several months of player screening and preparation.Ghana have been placed in Group W with Uzbekistan, Myanmar, Guam, Bahamas and Kazakhstan.Their opening match will be against Uzbekistan on Saturday, October 24. They will then face Myanmar and Guam in two fixtures on Sunday before completing the group stage against Bahamas and Kazakhstan on Monday, October 26, 2026.The competition format requires Ghana to play five group matches across three days. FIFA has introduced the schedule to ensure all participating players receive as much match time and international exposure as possible.