Black Queens head coach, Kim Lars Björkegren is still not impressed with his team’s performance heading into the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations as he feels they still have to improve in certain areas especially with their goal-scoring ability
The Queens after a 3-0 win over Malawi at the Complex Sportif Ziaida last Saturday, secured another after humbling Benin by 4-2 at the same venue yesterday as they continue to warm themselves up for the big tournament coming up
Ghana opened the scoring account in the fourth minute through Nina Norshie but trailed 2-1 at half time after Doris Boaduwaa had missed from the spot and had most of her efforts went off the woodwork
An incredible display after the break by the Black Queens led to Alice Kusi, Susan Duah, and Chantelle Hlorkah sealing the win with goals in the 55th, 70th, and 81st minutes, respectively to secure a 4-2 victory after full-time
Speaking after the game, the Swedish coach still sees some few cracks in his team and is looking forward to patching up all of them before the tournament commences
"With full respect to Malawi and Benin, Nigeria is one step up. One of the best teams in Africa with good players in almost every position," he told the club's media.
"The game against Nigeria is going to be a very, very tough game. But that's also what we need now because we have shown that our lowest level is high enough.
"We know that we can score goals, and we have built a good defence, so it's going to be fun to match up against one of the best teams," he added.
"I think overall, it's a good game with a great second half. We were struggling a little bit in the middle of the first half, but when we took control and started to play football, we were absolutely the better team."
The Black Queens will face giants and their West Africa neighbors Nigeria in their final friendly on Sunday, June 29, at Lanouria
Ghana is drawn in Group C together with holders South Africa, Mali and Tanzania. The competition will commence on July 7, 2025
