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.
Football Administrator and former Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, Fred Pappoe, is advocating for a comprehensive review of the Black Stars' bonus structure.
Bechem United exhibited their supremacy and showcased why they are former champions after destroying first division side Debibi United by an emphatic 8-0 in round 64 of the MTN FA Cup on Thursday afternoon.
Coach Bismark Kobi Mensah rested most of his key players heading into the game with the likes of Augustine Okrah, Seth Kwadwo, Aaron Essel, Emmanuel Avornyo all starting from the bench.
Despite producing eight goals, it took the Hunters nineteen minutes to snatch their first goal through Black Satellites star Emmanuel Annor.
Annor scored once again to double their lead fifteen minutes later and that's how it finished after half time.
Back from recess, Debibi United in terms of possession were doing well but really struggled in unlocking the host defence leaving them with few chances creation in the game.
The homesters were awarded a penalty on the 67th minute and young sensation Clinton Duodu stepped up and scored calmly to grab their third in the game.
Just five minutes on, Emmanuel Annor scored again to complete his hatrick and Ebenezer Adu-Kwaw made it 5-0 just five minutes later.
Bechem United continued to run riots over their opponents after producing another two goals in the space of two minutes through Emmanuel Owusu and Cephas Kofi Mantey.
With five minutes to full time, Emmanuel Owusu scored again as it finished 8-0 after full time for Bechem United who have handsomely advanced to the next stage making them the best side in the first round of the competitions.
