Ghana’s Black Queens can full a return to the Ladies’s Africa Cup of Nations by avoiding a reversal of Friday’s 3-1 win towards Namibia tomorrow.
The Courageous Gladiators secured a significant away aim in Accra on Friday after they went down within the first leg of the 2024 Wafcon final-round qualifier.
A 2-0 victory by a three-goal margin, ought to Ghana discover the again of the web, will guarantee a second look for Namibia on the continental showpiece competitors which is ready for Morocco.
Doris Boaduwaa scored twice, with Ghana captain Portia Boakye additionally on the right track for the hosts and the guests at Accra Sport Stadium.
Black Queens coach Nora Hauptle mentioned her facet was not at their finest, however is happy with the victory which provides them a bonus forward of the second leg on the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa.
“I feel at first of the sport there was some issue. We scored a lovely aim. I feel this can be a particular second,” she instructed Ghana Net.
With Friday’s win, Hauptle has overseen a 10-match unbeaten run and is assured that streak will proceed as they intention to seize one in every of 11 obtainable Wafcon 2024 spots.
“That is in all probability not the very best efficiency, however you could perceive there may be strain, and it is loads. In fact, we should always have scored extra. I am glad,” Hauptle mentioned.
In different first-leg motion, the Copper Queens of Zambia confirmed their class and expertise away from residence with a snug 6-0 victory over Angola.
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Zambia was exempted from the primary spherical of qualifiers, given their excessive rating and participation on the latest Fifa Ladies’s World Cup.
That pedigree was on present in Luanda, the place a Barbra Banda hat-trick and a aim every from Lushomo Mweemba, Ireen Lungu, and Racheal Kundananji gave the Copper Queens an edge over Angola.
Zambia are poised to qualify for the fifth time having competed within the showpiece in 1995, 2014, 2018, and most not too long ago in 2022 after they completed third.
Kenya have been held to a 1-1 draw by Botswana in what was a irritating afternoon for the hosts at residence, whereas the Democratic Republic of Congo ladies’s nationwide crew secured an necessary 1-1 draw away to Equatorial Guinea.
Defending champions South Africa have been held 1-1 at Burkina Faso, and Banyana Banyana took the lead by way of Hildah Magaia within the 56th minute earlier than Yasso Konate equalised on 68 minutes.
The second leg takes place in the present day.
In the meantime, Guinea have been thumped 7-2 at residence by a rampant Mali, Senegal cruised to a routine 4-0 win over Egypt, Algeria outclassed Burundi 5-1, and Tunisia have been 5-2 victors over Congo (Brazzaville).
