After a thrilling opening day wins, the stage is set for an epic showdown between defending champions, Ashanti Region and highly-rated  Volta Region, in the second Group A match of the ongoing KGL Foundation Inter-Regional U17 Colts Championship.

The free scoring sides will face off in a mouth-watering talent identification Championship at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at Prampram on Sunday July 28, 2024 at 10am local time.

Ashanti Region comprehensively outplayed and smashed Bono Ahafo Region 4-1 in their  opening match on Friday July 26 before an impressive Volta Region team thumped Central Region 3-0 in the other match in Group A.

The two teams will slug it out in Sunday's first game in which Central Region has been put on standby.

In the second Group A match, Northern Region take to the field for the first time in this year's Championship, when they battle Bono Ahafo Region at 15:00GMT (3pm local time).

Bono Ahafo, last year's finalists, will be aiming to bounce back against the Northern Region heavyweights, in what promises to be a spirited clash between the two teams,

The matches of the Championships is being telecast live to various platforms including the GFA App, GFA Official Facebook page and Max TV.

The KGL Foundation Inter-Regional U17 Colts Championship, launched in 2021, has been an avenue for talent discovery for clubs, particularly Premier and Division One League clubs, with several players being beneficiaries of the esteemed competition.

The ten Regional Football Associations have selected the best U17 players from their Colts competitions to represent their regions in this year's edition.

The 12-day Championship, aimed at identifying, training and developing young talented teenagers for Ghana's youth national teams, runs till Thursday August 8, 2024.

GFA Communications