{"id":2891,"date":"2025-04-19T07:33:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T07:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/?p=2891"},"modified":"2025-05-13T03:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:32:09","slug":"black-starlets-kick-off-greater-accra-talent-hunt-on-april-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/black-starlets-kick-off-greater-accra-talent-hunt-on-april-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Starlets Kick Off Greater Accra Talent Hunt on April 22"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2891\" class=\"elementor elementor-2891\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f05d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51f05d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419d999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"419d999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"254\">Black Starlets<\/strong>, Ghana\u2019s U-17 national football team, will begin the final leg of their southern sector scouting tour in the <strong data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"388\">Greater Accra Region<\/strong> on <strong data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"419\">Tuesday, April 22, 2025<\/strong>. This initiative, spearheaded by <strong data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"490\">head coach Stephen Frimpong Manso<\/strong> and his technical team, is part of a nationwide effort to uncover the next generation of football talent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13d5fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e13d5fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf1807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bf1807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scouting Schedule Across Accra<br \/>The Greater Accra scouting program has been divided into three key sessions:<\/p><p>Tuesday, April 22 \u2013 Tema Sports Stadium<\/p><p>Wednesday, April 23 \u2013 Madina Astroturf<\/p><p>Thursday, April 24 \u2013 Carl Reindorf Park, Dansoman<\/p><p>The sessions aim to identify promising players born after January 1, 2009, who could eventually earn a place in the Black Starlets squad.<\/p><p>A Rigorous Search for Rising Stars<br \/>The screening process will include intense trials and assessments to find the best of the best. Selected players will be considered for inclusion in the national U-17 player pool.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2898\" src=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Black_Starlets_188--1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Black_Starlets_188--1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Black_Starlets_188--300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Black_Starlets_188--768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Black_Starlets_188-.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/p><p>This exercise is a key component of the Ghana Football Association&#8217;s broader youth development strategy, aimed at nurturing homegrown talent to strengthen national teams at all levels.<\/p><p>Nationwide Scouting Tour Nears Completion<br \/>The Greater Accra phase follows successful scouting stops in Cape Coast, Koforidua, and Ho, covering the Central, Eastern, and Volta Regions.<\/p><p>Prior to the southern sector tour, the Black Starlets\u2019 coaching staff conducted extensive scouting missions in northern Ghana, spanning the Brong Ahafo, Northern, Upper East, and Upper West Regions. They also covered the Middle Belt, including the Ashanti, Western, and Western North Regions.<\/p><p>With the final scouting events set in motion, the Black Starlets are one step closer to discovering Ghana\u2019s next football icons.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006d8f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"006d8f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff1424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ff1424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Black_Starlets_388-1024x538.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2912\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Black_Starlets_388-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Black_Starlets_388-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Black_Starlets_388-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Black_Starlets_388.png 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style='clear:both'><\/div><div  class='the_champ_counter_container the_champ_horizontal_counter'><div class='the_champ_counter_title' style=\"font-weight:bold\"><\/div><ul class=\"the_champ_sharing_ul\"><li style=\"padding:7.35px 0 !important\" class=\"the_champ_twitter_tweet\" data-super-socializer-href=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/black-starlets-kick-off-greater-accra-talent-hunt-on-april-22\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/black-starlets-kick-off-greater-accra-talent-hunt-on-april-22\/\" data-counturl=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/black-starlets-kick-off-greater-accra-talent-hunt-on-april-22\/\" data-text=\"Black+Starlets+Kick+Off+Greater+Accra+Talent+Hunt+on+April+22\" data-via=\"\" data-lang=\"\" >Tweet<\/a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?\"http\":\"https\";if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+\":\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, \"script\", \"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/li><li style=\"padding:7.35px 0 !important;margin-top:-1px!important\" class=\"the_champ_pinterest_pin\"><a data-pin-lang=\"\" href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/black-starlets-kick-off-greater-accra-talent-hunt-on-april-22\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><\/li><li style=\"padding:7.35px 0!important;margin-top:-2px!important\" class=\"the_champ_linkedin_share\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">lang: <\/script><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/black-starlets-kick-off-greater-accra-talent-hunt-on-april-22\/\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><li style=\"padding:7.35px 0 !important\" class=\"the_champ_facebook_share\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/black-starlets-kick-off-greater-accra-talent-hunt-on-april-22\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div><div style='clear:both'><\/div><p>The Black Starlets, Ghana\u2019s U-17 national football team, will begin the final leg of their southern sector scouting tour in the Greater Accra Region on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. 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