Ghana’s Black Queens will be playing Africa’s powerhouse, Super Falcons at the semifinals of the maiden edition of the WAFU Women’s Cup of Nations tournament.
The Black Queens after a blip start which saw them toppled by host Ivory Coast by 1:0 in the open day fixture bounced back with an impressive 9:0 and 4:1 victories against Niger and Burkina Faso to finish second on group A log a point behind Ivory Coast.
In group B, Super Falcons were unstoppable against Senegal, Togo and Mali. Nigeria won all three of their group games securing a 10 goal advantage and conceding just one.
The two top ranked female football countries on the continent will lock horns on Thursday, February 22 at the Parc Des Princess at exactly 4:30PM to draw sword for a slot in the final of the maiden tournament.
The other semifinal game will see host Ivory Coast engaging Mali at same venue exactly 7:30PM.
Black Queens are in the preparation mode ahead of their 2018 African Women’s Cup of Nations(2018 AWCON).
By George Duah
