{"id":44121,"date":"2025-06-25T19:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44121"},"modified":"2025-06-25T19:52:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:52:00","slug":"wafcon-2024-black-queens-thrash-benin-in-friendly-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wafcon-2024-black-queens-thrash-benin-in-friendly-game\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFCON 2024: Black Queens thrash Benin in  friendly game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Black Queens made it two wins from two in their three-peat friendly games against Benin.<\/strong><\/p>\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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Ghana women&#8217;s team is preparing for the 2024 Women&#8217;s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"\u2018We\u2019re not favourites\u2019 \u2013 Black Queens coach on WAFCON 2024\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/were-not-favourites-black-queens-coach-on-wafcon-2024\/\">\u2018We\u2019re not favourites\u2019 \u2013 Black Queens coach on WAFCON 2024<\/a><br \/>\nThe team took an early lead through Nina Norshie, but they were pegged back in the 11th minute by the Bennois side, and a late penalty in the 32nd minute gave the host a 2-1 win for the first half.<br \/>\nTen minutes after recess, Alice Kusi drew the side level.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"FIFA Club World Cup : Esperance de Tunis fall to Chelsea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/fifa-club-world-cup-esperance-fall-to-chelsea-by-3-goals\/\">FIFA Club World Cup: Esperance de Tunis fall to Chelsea<\/a><br \/>\nSusan Ama Duah made it 3-2 at the 70th-minute mark, and later Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah nailed the final goal in the 81st minute.<br \/>\nThe Black Queens will finalize preparations as they play Nigeria in the final friendly game.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Kotoko wrap deal for Hubert Gyau\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kotoko-wrap-deal-for-hubert-gyau\/\">Kotoko wrap deal for Hubert Gyau<\/a><br \/>\nThe 2024 WAFCON starts on July 5 with Ghana in Group C alongside defending champions South Africa, Tanzania, and Mali.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Queens made it two wins from two in their three-peat friendly games against Benin. The Ghana women&#8217;s team is preparing for the 2024 Women&#8217;s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). READ MORE: \u2018We\u2019re not favourites\u2019 \u2013 Black Queens coach on WAFCON 2024 The team took an early lead through Nina Norshie, but they were<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":44119,"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":[8417,17036],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44121","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-intl-friendly"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Black-Queens-VS-bENIN-1.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1638&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-btD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44114,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/were-not-favourites-black-queens-coach-on-wafcon-2024\/","url_meta":{"origin":44121,"position":0},"title":"\u2018We\u2019re not favourites\u2019 \u2013 Black Queens coach on WAFCON 2024","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"June 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Head coach of the Black Queens, Kim Lars Bjorkegren, has quelled suggestions of his side being one of the 'favorites' ahead of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) \u00a0 The Black Queens have been a the WAFCON on thirteen separate occasions but have failed to win any despite\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\/02\/Kim-%40-BlackStars.png?fit=670%2C583&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kim-%40-BlackStars.png?fit=670%2C583&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kim-%40-BlackStars.png?fit=670%2C583&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44036,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/benin-steps-in-for-botswana-as-black-queens-opponents-in-friendly\/","url_meta":{"origin":44121,"position":1},"title":"Benin steps in for Botswana as Black Queens opponents in friendly","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"June 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghana will play Benin in their second friendly game ahead of the TotalEnergies Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. 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