{"id":44496,"date":"2025-09-13T08:52:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44496"},"modified":"2025-09-13T08:52:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:52:32","slug":"black-queens-to-face-englands-lionesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/black-queens-to-face-englands-lionesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Queens to face England&#8217;s Lionesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Black Queens of Ghana will play\u00a0 England\u2019s Lionesses for the first time at senior level on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at St Mary\u2019s Stadium in Southampton.<\/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 two heavy weights in womens football will go head-to-head in a daring clash at at St Mary\u2019s Stadium in Southampton.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Match Report : Hearts of Oak 0-0 Hohoe United\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-report-hearts-of-oak-0-0-hohoe-united\/\">Match Report : Hearts of Oak 0-0 Hohoe United<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coach Kim will use this high profile game to test the readiness of his girls.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Match Preview &amp; Prediction : Hearts of Oak take on newly promoted side Hohoe United\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-preview-prediction-hearts-of-oak-take-on-newly-promoted-side-hohoe-united\/\">Match Preview &amp; Prediction : Hearts of Oak take on newly promoted side Hohoe United<\/a><\/p>\n<p>England is consideed one of the best teams with respect to womens football and this duel will pose an opportunity for the Black Queens to know their might against one of the best in the football landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Queens of Ghana will play\u00a0 England\u2019s Lionesses for the first time at senior level on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at St Mary\u2019s Stadium in Southampton. &nbsp; The two heavy weights in womens football will go head-to-head in a daring clash at at St Mary\u2019s Stadium in Southampton. 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