Ghana will be up against host nation Morocco later tonight in what will be a very cagey semi-final encounter of the ongoing 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations
The Black Queens despite a shaky start to the competition have now found their rhythm after beating Algeria in the final via penalty shootouts to cruise into the last four nation, thanks to two stops by goalkeeper Cynthia Findib Konlan
The Atlas Lionesses however, also emerged as winners of Group A in the first round and topped with a resounding 3-1 win over Mali in the quarter-final and will definitely approach this game with so much dedication with their ‘host and win’ ambition being their huge motivation
Speaking ahead of the game, Black Queens coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren admitted it will be a hard nut to crack against Morocco but assured they will play their hearts out to advance to the final
“Here and now, we need to enjoy the victory and celebrate a little bit tonight, but of course it's going to be tough to play the semi-final far away from here. I guess it's going to be breakfast tomorrow, a little bit of recovery training and then the bus to Rabat. That's probably going to take the whole day.
“Then it's just one day of recovery training in Rabat and then its game again. Of course, I wish that we had one or two more days, but that's the life as a football player and a coach. To mentally recover and for them maybe more physical recovery and then be ready to do everything we can in the semi-final. Of course, it's going to be a hard job for our medical team now to help the players to be as ready as possible,”
The game is slated for 19:00GMT (7:00pm) at the Stade Olympique in the capital, Rabat
