Stat Pack: The Numbers Behind The Black Starlets In The 2023 UEFA U- 16 Development Tournament

The 2023 UEFA under- 16 tournament went down into the history books as a landmark for the Ghana Football Association (GFA) with the splendid performance by the Black Starlets (Male U-17 team) after defeating Switzerland 3-2 in the final game to emerge Champions.

The Black Starlets stole the media traffic with with a splendid performance in the tournament after winning all the three matches, with a 100% record in Serbia, with 3 wins, 0 defeat and the only unbeaten team in the tournament.

The Black Starlets scored 10 goals, conceded 4 and bagged 9 points from 3 matches to affirm their ruthless nature.

Ghsportsnews.com team put together some statistics of the Black Starlets in the UEFA U-16 tournament .

Matches

1st Game: Serbia ?? 0-4 Ghana ??

2nd Game: Spain ?? 2-3 Ghana ??

3rd Game: Ghana ?? 3-2 Switzerland??

Total wins: 3
Draw= 0
Defeats- 0

Goals scored= 10
Goals conceded= 4

1st half goals scored= 7
2nd half goals scored= 3

1st half goals conceded= 2

2nd half goals conceded= 2

Total clean sheets= 1

Total accumulated points= 9

Position- 1st

Team top scores chart

1. Benjamin Tsivanyo= 5
2. Ramsey Asumadu= 2

3. Theophilus Adjetey= 1

4. Peter Hammond= 1

5. Bossman Debrah= 1

The tournament was introduced in 2012 by the UEFA and the essence of the competition is to help introduce young players to international football and smooth the pathway into the senior game.

The tournament has in the past provided the platform for the likes of Erling Haaland, Matthijs De Ligt, Phil Foden, Gavi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and so to hone their talents.