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  • Black Queens winger Portia Boakye scores first league goal in Swedish top-flight

    Ghana international Portia Boakye scored on the opening day of the Swedish Damallsvenskan on Sunday but her side Djurgården lost 3-2 away to Uppsala.

    The 31-year-old found the back of the net in the 31st minute to give the visitors a 2-1 lead.

    It was her first league goal in the Swedish top-flight in three seasons.

    Tilde Lindwall had given Djurgården the lead in the 8th minute but Sara Olai equalized on 25 minutes.

    Cassandra Korhonen levelled again for Uppsala in the 81st minute before Beata Olsson snatched the match winner in stoppage time.

    Djurgården had to finished with ten players after South Africa international Linda Motlhalo got sent off in the 85th minute for receiving two yellow cards.

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    Source: GNA

  • Black Queens coach hopes injured players recover during coronavirus break

    Head Coach for the Black Queens of Ghana, Mrs. Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo is taking positives from the Coronavirus (Covid-19) break as she notes that it will give injured players the time to recover.

    Football in Ghana and Africa has been on suspension for the past 3 months as a measure to curb the spread of the deadly Covid-19 disease.

    Despite the enormous effects it is having on clubs, Coach Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo says it has presented a good opportunity for some players who are nursing various injuries.

    According to the gaffer, injured players can use the period to continue their road to recover and hope they are back to full fitness when the football season resumes.

    “The only benefit derived from this pandemic period is that those that are injured will have ample time to recover while I also keep in touch with the Doctor to see to their health. Currently, all the ladies who traveled to Turkey are aware of how competitive the team has become and want to retain their position by trying hard to keep up. I make them take videos while training, the technical team accumulates all the program so that we make corrections”, the coach said in an interview with the Communication team of the Ghana FA.

    Source: footballghana.com

  • Bashir Hayford refuses to rule out Asante Kotoko return

    Coach Bashir Hayford has refused to rule out his interest in returning to Ghana Premier League side Asante Kotoko.

    The former Black Queens coach managed the Reds from 2007-2008 where he won the league title before joining Medeama SC.

    Coach Bashir Hayford is currently unattached after parting ways with the Somalia national team.

    He is vying for the vacant Ghana Football Association Technical Director position after Oti Akenteng left the post earlier this month after his 14 years of services.

    After more than a decade of leaving the Porcupine Warriors, coach Bashir Hayford believes a return to Kotoko is possible and is ready to manage them.

    “Yes, I’m a grown-up now but cannot rule out the possibility of coaching Asante Kotoko again. Currently, I’m too matured and ready to take up the mantle when necessary”, coach Hayford told Light FM

    Source: footballghana.com

     

  • Coronavirus: Black Queens star Dumehasi joins Ghana Police Service to fight pandemic

    Ghana goalkeeper Fafali Dumehasi has announced she will be teaming up with the Police Force to combat the spread of the coronavirus in the West African country.

    The Black Queens star starred for Mercy Tagoe’s team as they emerged as runners-up in Group B at the 2020 Turkish Women’s Cup in Alanya in March, with six points from three games.

    Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, sporting events, competitions and leagues shut down globally, including in Ghana, killing five from 204 infected people in the country so far.

    Two weeks ago, Dumehasi – who plays for Ghanaian top-flight side Police Ladies – had urged Ghanaians to obey safety rules in an effort to escape contracting the disease.

    With the halt of the Ghana Women’s Premier League, the 26-year-old took to social media to confirm her resumption of duty with the country’s security forces in curbing the spread of the virus.

    “I can’t stay home and can’t guarantee my personal safety doing what I needed to do to help Ghana, but in everything, there is God,” she wrote via Twitter.

    “Let’s just follow the directives for the president Nana Akufo Addo. Stay home citizens if you can, we are there for you.”

    I can’t stay home and can’t guarantee my personal safety doing what I needed to do to help Ghana, but in everything God dey man dey

    Dumehasi was part of Ghana’s campaign at the 2014 African Women’s Cup of Nations and will be hopeful of making the party to this year’s edition when the pandemic is over.

    Source: Goal.com

  • Ernestina Abambila still in my plans – Mercy Tagoe

    Ghana women’s coach Mercy Tagoe has maintained she will still need the services of Ernestina Abambila in the Black Queens squad.

    The midfielder starred for the West African nation at U17 and U20 level, scoring five goals in 21 outings before being promoted to the senior team, where she has only earned two caps so far.

    The 21-year-old was last part of Ghana squad for the third round of the Women’s Olympic Games qualifiers against Kenya in October 2019.

    However, Abambila, who joined Spanish side Sporting Huelva from Swedish outfit Assi in January, has made six outings but missed a spot in Ghana’s team at the Turkish Women’s Cup earlier this month.

    And the 46-year-old former international assures Abambila is still remains part of her plans ahead of the 2020 African Women’s Cup of Nations, despite the abundance of talent at her disposal.

    “I didn’t call her but she’s still in my plans,” Tagoe told Goal.

    “I gave her the opportunity the last time during the Olympic qualifiers but she was not too good although not too bad which I considered was due to fatigue, playing a day after joining the team.

    “I wanted to give another player a chance because we have so many talents in Ghana to grow our options because we can make use of them at any time. We cannot be focused on a particular player.

    “I’m trying to do my best to explore the talents we have and I’m confident we can build a good team for the future.”

    Ghana will hope to qualify for the 2020 African Women’s Cup of Nations later this year but must negotiate past Guinea-Bissau or Gambia in the final qualifying round in June.

    Source: Goal.com

  • Kenya cannot stand in our way – Black Queens Coach

    Madam Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo Head Coach of the female national football team, the Black Queens has said Kenya, will not be a stumbling block to their quest of qualifying to the next round of matches for the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifiers.

    Madam Tagoe made this known in an interview in Accra after the Queens did a double over their Gabonese counterparts 5-0 in aggregate over the two legs played.

    According to her, though she is building a formidable team for the future, their aim of qualifying to the next Olympic Games still remained a priority and Kenya would not stand in their way.

    Read:Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo to share her story at Ladies in Sports Conference in Lagos

    “Kenya would not be a difficult game for us, we have played them in their backyard before and it ended in a draw.

    “I believe with the crop of players I have put together coupled with a little more of camping time and the right blend, we would gel and Ghanaians would see good results.

    Read:Lack of competitive football has affected my call-ups Mercy Tagoe

    “We have a target of qualifying to the Tokyo 2020 Games and we are determined to take each game at a time, so Kenya wound not stand in our way, they are women like us and we would see to them,” she said.

    The coach said the team was well determined and focused and there is nothing like pressure to distract them.

    A goal each from Queens captain Portia Boakye and Juliet Acheampong in the 16th and 75th minute helped Ghana to beat Gabon by 2:0 in Accra, after beating them 3:0 in the first leg in Libreville to book a date with Kenya in the next qualifying match.

    Source: Ghananewsagency.org