{"id":42882,"date":"2025-02-14T11:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T11:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=42882"},"modified":"2025-02-14T11:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T11:47:12","slug":"kim-lars-bjorkegren-arrives-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kim-lars-bjorkegren-arrives-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Lars Bjorkegren arrives in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"l-shared-sec-outer show-mobile\">\n<div class=\"l-shared-sec\">\n<div class=\"l-shared-items effect-fadeout is-color\"><strong>Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren has arrived in\u00a0 Ghana.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-shared-items effect-fadeout is-color\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e-ct-outer\">\n<div class=\"entry-content rbct clearfix\">\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Swede International touched down at Kotoka International Airport on Wednesday, February 12, and was greeted with an exciting display of cultural dance and some representatives from the Ghana Football Association (GFA).<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Kofi Adams warns against Black Stars failure\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kofi-adams-warns-against-black-stars-failure\/\">Kofi Adams warns against Black Stars failure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bjorkegren succeeds Nora Hauptle, who left to take up the role of Copper Queens after her contract was not renewed by the Ghana FA.<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old will meet the press on Friday, February 14, at the GFA Secretariat, where he will outline his plans for the team.<\/p>\n<p>Bjorkegren\u2019s first test will be a friendly game against North African giants, Morocco on Friday, 21 February 2025 in Casablanca.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"GFA squashes by-election reports to replace Gifty Oware\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/gfa-squashes-by-election-to-replace-gifty-oware-false\/\">GFA squashes by-election reports to replace Gifty Oware<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He will have to switch focus towards preparing the team for the 2024 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament, scheduled for July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren has arrived in\u00a0 Ghana. The Swede International touched down at Kotoka International Airport on Wednesday, February 12, and was greeted with an exciting display of cultural dance and some representatives from the Ghana Football Association (GFA). READ MORE: Kofi Adams warns against Black Stars failure Bjorkegren succeeds Nora<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":42883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-42882","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-livestreams"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kim-Kim-Lars-Bjorkegren.jpeg?fit=678%2C452&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-b9E","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42803,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ghana-fa-appoint-swedish-coach-kim-lars-bjorkegren-as-new-black-queens-coach\/","url_meta":{"origin":42882,"position":0},"title":"Ghana FA appoint Swedish coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren as new Black Queens coach","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"January 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Ghana Football Association has moved swiftly to appoint Swedish international, Kim Lars Bjorkegren as the new Head Coach of the Senior National Female team, the Black Queens.\u00a0 This follows the gap left by former head coach Nora Hauptle who left the role after his contract was not renewed beyond,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1186-scaled-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1186-scaled-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1186-scaled-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1186-scaled-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1186-scaled-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44315,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/we-can-win-it-kim-lars-bjorkegren-on-black-queens-wafcon-chances\/","url_meta":{"origin":42882,"position":1},"title":"&#8220;We can win it&#8221; &#8211; Kim Lars Bj\u00f6rkegren on Black Queens WAFCON chances","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"July 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Bj\u00f6rkegren remains confident of the team's chances of winning a major silverware soon. \u00a0 The Queens surmounted many obstacles to place third for the first time since 2016. 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