The handlers for the women’s Under-19 team, the Black Princesses, have called up 23 players for a team selection exercise.

Players invited will commence training on Monday, December 24, at the national camp, the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram.

Ghana's Under-19 team, would attempt to secure qualification for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup next year beginning with a preliminary qualifier against Guinea.

Ghana would be at home in the first leg tie on the weekend of January 11 - 13.

The game comes up some seven days before the African Cup of Nations kicks off as the Black Princesses make their debut in the continent’s qualifying campaign.

Africa has two slots at the World Cup to be hosted by Chile which comes up between December 30, 2008 to January 17, 2009 as sixteen countries across the continent will be playing in the qualifiers.

A win for the Black Princesses over the two-leg tie will hand them another tie with the winner of the Lesotho - Botswana game in the first round later in April.

The Black Princesses won bronze in their debut competition as they picked up bronze this year at the 9th All Africa-Games.

Players called up:

Theresa Amoah and Abena Ampoma (GHATEL Ladies-Takoradi, Koforidua) Rosemary Ampeh and Beatrice Nketia (OKESS J. S. S. Kumasi) Linda Opoku (LA Ladies, Accra) Janet Owusu and Nancy Coleman (Hasaacas Ladies, Takoradi) Agnes Adjakwa and Salomay McCarthy (Armed Forces Ladies, Accra) Hagar Danso (Ashtown Ladies, Kumasi) Martha Amissah (Fire Service Ladies, Accra) Selina Agabasu (GHATEL Ladies, Bolgatanga) Alice Danso (GHATEL Ladies, Takoradi) Alhassan Rizika (GHATEL Ladies, Tamale) Diana Amoafo and Patricia Mantey (Immigration Service, Accra) Mary Hodetah (GHATEL Ladies) Latifa Baba (GHATEL Ladies, Tamale) Hilda Kobbla (GHATEL Ladies, Cape Coast) Mary Abelba (Ghana Police Service, Accra) Beatrice Anyibor (No. 3 Junior High School, Yeji) Abigail Ocansey (Amanteng High School, Yeji) Charity Ocansey (Mathias Hospital, Atebubu)