U-17 Women's World Cup: Black Maidens coach Joe Nana Adarkwa vows to intensify approach against Argentina

[caption id="attachment_1362068" align="alignnone" width="1149"] Joe Nana Adarkwa[/caption]Black Maidens coach Joe Nana Adarkwa says Ghana will adopt a more aggressive approach when they face Argentina in the Round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup in Morocco.Ghana will take on the South American side on Wednesday, October 28, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.The Black Maidens recovered from a 3-0 defeat to Norway in their opening Group C match to draw 3-3 with Brazil before beating Canada 2-0 in their final game to advance to the knockout stage as group runners-up.Argentina, meanwhile, finished top of their group unbeaten, setting up a challenging encounter for the Ghanaian side.Ahead of the match, Adarkwa told FIFA Media that Ghana would build on their performance against Brazil and increase the intensity of their play against the Argentines.I can see that Argentinians play like Brazilians. We are going to intensify the approach we took against Brazil and push harder, he said.South American teams play like Ghanaians; we always get the ball down and play.The Ghana coach acknowledged the high stakes of the knockout stage, where a single mistake could end a team's tournament.Because this is the knockout phase, when they score, you have to pack everything and go back home, he added.Adarkwa insisted that his players would approach the encounter with a different mentality and maintain their intensity until the final whistle.So we are going to approach this match in a different way, with a different mentality, everything. We are going to push, push, push until the end of the game, he said.The match is scheduled for 15:00 GMT at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Morocco, as Ghana seek to secure a place in the quarter-finals.