The Black Queens of Ghana have slipped to a narrow 1-0 defeat to Cote D'Ivoire in an international friendly at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium
The two nations met each other couple of days ago in a very exciting and entertaining six-goal thriller in a game Ghana gave away a goal-lead to draw 3-3 after full-time
Coach Kim Lars made two changes from the line up for the previous game with key figures like goalkeeper Cynthia Konlan, skipper Portia Boakye, Doris Boaduwaa, Grace Asantewaa all making the cut
The first half was a balance encounter with both teams staying up and taking the game at each other with Ghana slightly ahead having the post through Sherifatu Sumaila
However, it was the hosts Cote D'Ivoire who opened the scoring account in just seven minutes into the second department
Doris Boaduwaa scored what was a leveller for the Black Queens in the 63rd minute but was flagged off for an offside
Ghana threw more women forward and came close in most occasions but were not enough as it finished 1-0 after full time for the hosts
Both teams will use this test their strength ahead of the upcoming women's Africa Cup of Nations tournament
