{"id":44315,"date":"2025-07-29T13:13:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44315"},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:13:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:13:24","slug":"we-can-win-it-kim-lars-bjorkegren-on-black-queens-wafcon-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/we-can-win-it-kim-lars-bjorkegren-on-black-queens-wafcon-chances\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We can win it&#8221; &#8211; Kim Lars Bj\u00f6rkegren on Black Queens WAFCON chances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Bj\u00f6rkegren remains confident of the team&#8217;s chances of winning a major silverware soon.<\/strong><\/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     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Queens surmounted many obstacles to place third for the first time since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Ghanaians welcome bronze winning Black Queens\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ghanaians-welcome-bronze-winning-black-queens\/\">Ghanaians welcome bronze-winning Black Queens<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since achieving that major feat, football people have been calling for significant investment in the women&#8217;s game to bolster their efforts on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after Ghana&#8217;s exploits in Morocco, the head coach affirmed his belief that the team will win the WAFCON title soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTactical aspect, we learnt from the first game and we did some small changes,&#8221; Bj\u00f6rkegren said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe future is bright in Ghana, so we need to keep working hard. We can see how close we are, of course, we know we can win it [the AFCON].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"EXCLUSIVE: \u201c I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d \u2013 Semenyo gears up for new season\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/exclusive-im-looking-forward-to-it-semenyo-gears-up-for-new-season\/\">EXCLUSIVE: \u201c I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d \u2013 Semenyo gears up for new season<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coach Kim and his technical team will be hoping to build on the success chalked up in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Nigeria recovered from two goals down to beat Morocco to actualize their 10th title, tagged Mission X\u201d.<\/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     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Bj\u00f6rkegren remains confident of the team&#8217;s chances of winning a major silverware soon. &nbsp; The Queens surmounted many obstacles to place third for the first time since 2016. READ MORE: Ghanaians welcome bronze-winning Black Queens Since achieving that major feat, football people have been calling for significant investment in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":42895,"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":[8417,17043],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44315","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-wafcon-2024"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kim-%40-BlackStars.png?fit=670%2C583&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bwL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44114,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/were-not-favourites-black-queens-coach-on-wafcon-2024\/","url_meta":{"origin":44315,"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":44289,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/im-really-proud-of-what-the-team-gave-coach-kim-on-black-queens\/","url_meta":{"origin":44315,"position":1},"title":"I\u2019m really proud of what the team gave.\u201d &#8211; Coach Kim on Black Queens","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"July 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Bj\u00f6rkegren patted his players' efforts after a spirited performance against Morocco in the semi-finals of the Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations. 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