Ghana's bid to contest a first ever final at a FIFA women�s competition ended in the semi-finals but the Black Maidens still have their sights on a good finish when they play in the third place finish.
The match for third place at the FIFA U-17 Women�s World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 is between first-round rivals, Ghana and Germany as the Group D qualifiers meet again.
Mas-Ud Didi Dramani's side will clash with the Germans at the Tofig Bahramov Stadium on Saturday as they go after their best-ever finish in the competition.
This will be the second meeting between both sides after the Germans edged Ghana 2-1 in their opening Group D fixture.
Though the Germans won that contest, Mas-Ud Dramani is sure the Black Maidens, who have surpassed their pre-tournament expectations will be ready for the clash.
�Our goal was to reach the quarter-finals, but we managed to do even better,� said Dramani.
�So, we went into the semi-finals as underdogs. We had never got this far (at this competition) before.�
�We can bounce back,� he said. �In fact, I think that we�re maturing by the day. The players are very young and they need to be able to handle themselves in defeat as well as in victory. That�s the way for them to evolve and improve.�
Ghana will be without Jane Ayieyam after she was sent off in their semi-final defeat to France.
Champions Korea DPR clash with France in the final of the competition after the third place match.
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