FIFA U17 World Cup: Ghana legend Stephen Appiah among former top stars to conduct draw in Zurich
Ghana legend Stephen Appiah has been named among former top football stars that will conduct the official draw of the FIFA U17 World Cup.
The official draw of the tournament that will be held in Indonesia has been scheduled for September 15, 2023 in Zurich, Switzerland.
The Black Starlets did not qualify for the tournament which has been scheduled to take place in Indonesia from November 10 to December 2, 2023, where 24 countries will battle for the covetous trophy.
Although, Ghana will not play a part at the tournament but Appiah, who won the U17 World Cup with the Black Starlet has been invited by FIFA to partake in the draw.
Africa will be represented by the U17 champions Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Morocco.
These teams will join 20 other nations: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, IR Iran, Japan, and Korea Republic, as well as Mexico, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Spain, USA, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela.
The 24 participating nations will be drawn into six groups of four teams, with each group receiving one team from each of the four pots.
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