The Black Queens of Ghana wrapped up their campaign in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with bronze after beating holders South Africa via penalty shootouts in the third-place playoff last night in Cassablanca
The game finished 1-1 in regulation time after Sundown’s winger Nonhlanhla Mthandi’s goal put the South Africans ahead on the stroke of half time. But her lead was subsequently cancelled out in the second half thanks to a towering header from Alice Kusi in the second department, which Ghana subsequently won 4-3 in the shootouts
The three-time WAFCON finalists took out Algeria in the quarter-final but painfully exited the tourney in the semi-final stage after losing to host Morocco - who will face Nigeria in the final
Ghana headed into the competition for the first time since they last hosted in 2018 and were recently not included among the African giants but this performance definitely will have them included in the top 3 on the continent now, says Kim Lars Bjorkegren
“I think overall we have made a great tournament. We have shown that we are one of the best teams in Africa.”
The Black Queens have already paid a courtesy visit to Ghana’s Ambassador to Morocco, H.E Charity Gbedawo, and are now expected back in the country from henceforth
