Ghana U17 girls team coach Augustine Allotey is counting the benefits of Tuesdayââ¬â¢s 1-0 friendly defeat to Alabama.
Allotey said his team had a hard time penetrating Alabamaââ¬â¢s defence despite failing to score.
He believes this friendly was positioned at the right time for Ghana.
ââ¬ÅIt was a good challenge for me [and my team],â⬠Allotey said.
ââ¬ÅWe have been in the United States for five days. We played against University of Alabama at Huntsville on Sunday and won 5-0.
ââ¬ÅLooking at that game compared to this game, this was a high profile game for my country. So Iââ¬â¢m happy. I wish we played [Alabama] a second time.ââ¬