Black Queens head coach Nora Hauptle after the win against Namibia, has stated they weren't at their best and should have scored more goals.
A late goal by Kamaradini Mamudu ensured the Ghanaian champions would pick their first victory of the competition. Abdelraouf Benguit gave the visitors the lead after Talal Boussouf was fouled in the Medeama penalty area.
The Black Queens of Ghana have inflicted a precious 3-1 win over Namibia in the first leg of the final qualifying round of the 2024 Women's AFCON at the Ohene Gyan Stadium on Friday afternoon.
African football legend, Abedi Ayew Pele has stated with so much optimism that, Ghana will win the Africa Cup of Nations very soon to end the country's long standing hoodoo of not winning.
Black Queens midfielder, Jennifer Cudjoe ahead of the Namibia game, has expressed how desperate they are to secure qualification to the WAFCON and feels they have amazing talents among them to achieve that.
Ghana will face Namibia on Friday afternoon in the first leg of the final round of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The last time the Queens regrouped was last month where they defeated Benin 5-0 on aggregate win to advance to the final qualifying round of the 2024 Olympic Games.
The senior women national team have been in camp for some days now preparing for the epic tie coming up as they hope to qualify to the WAFCON for the first time since 2018 when Ghana hosted.
Speaking ahead of the game, FC Norsdjaelland midfielder feels they have everything it takes to qualify and will have themselves to blame if they are unable to achieve that.
"A few of us haven’t been to the WAFCON before. This will be my first time so the conversation is always about what would it look like to be there. Everybody knows why we are here, we have been out for a long time and this is the time we have to use the opportunity to get back into the WAFCON again. We all want to be there because that’s our goal."
"We believe in ourselves and we challenge each other every single day. We have a point to prove but we also believe that we have done a lot in the last few months. We’ve stepped up every single game, people have watched and they can see the progression in every single game."
“We have amazing talents. This game will come down to who wants it more. It’s in our own hands to be able to deliver and if we don’t deliver, we have to blame ourselves. It will be tough if we don’t qualify", she landed
The game is scheduled for 15:30GMT at the Ohene Gyan Stadium
The Black Queens of Ghana will face Namibia on Friday afternoon in the first leg of the final round of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The last time they regrouped was last month where they defeated Benin 5-0 on aggregate win to advance to the final qualifying round of the 2024 Olympic Games.
The senior women national team have been in camp for some days now preparing for the epic tie coming up as they hope to qualify to the WAFCON for the first time since 2018 when Ghana hosted.
Coach Nora Hauptle supervised their final training session yesterday with stars like Evelyn Badu, Portia Boakye, Doris Boaduwaa, Jennifer Cudjoe, Cynthia Findiib Konkan, Janet Egyir, Comfort Yeboah and others all playing a part and are looking poised for selection for the game.
Speaking in a pre-match presser, the Swiss gaffer gave updates on how the players have fared so far since their arrival and strongly feels they are ever ready for the game and will go in for nothing but a win.
"We have had a good training this week and we have all the players fresh and ready. We are looking forward to putting a good performance on the pitch tomorrow."
“It’s about to win it and bring the result. We are fully determined to fulfill our job in the first leg against Namibia."
The game is scheduled for 15:30GMT at the Ohene Gyan Stadium.
