Members of Parliament on the minority aspect in the present day confirmed their appreciation for Ghana’s Black Queens after their spectacular performances led them to a third-place end on the 2024 Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
They donated a sum of GH₵100,000 to the ladies for profitable bronze on the continental competitors.
A video sighted by Pulse Ghana on-line exhibits Minority Chief Alexander Afenyo-Markin making the money donation in parliament. The donation was made in money, wrapped in a brown envelope. He rigorously took the bundles of money and displayed them on the forecourt of the home.
Ghana have didn’t qualify for the WAFCON in seven years after exiting the 2018 version, which they hosted.
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Ghana’s Black Queens coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren believes his staff can win the Girls’s AFCON after securing third place in Morocco, their first match look since 2018…
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Earlier than this 12 months’s competitors, the Black Queens weren’t among the many heavy favourites with a brand new coach in cost and a scarcity of aggressive video games being a few of the challenges confronting the staff.
Nonetheless, beneath their new Swedish tactician, Kim Lar Bjorkegren, they pushed above their weight after a shaky begin.
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Black Queens path to Bronze medal
Ghana’s marketing campaign started poorly with a defeat to South Africa of their opening group fixture. They adopted this with a draw towards Mali earlier than securing qualification to the knockout stage with a victory over Tanzania.
The Black Queens discovered their type within the quarter-finals, eliminating Algeria to succeed in the final 4. Nonetheless, they have been unable to beat hosts Morocco within the semi-final, falling in need of a spot within the closing.
The staff confirmed character within the third-place play-off, defeating South Africa in a penalty shootout to claim the bronze medal and cap off their most profitable AFCON marketing campaign in current instances.
They returned house to a heroine’s welcome on Monday and are anticipated to have dinner with the Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, and later meet President John Mahama.
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For ending as second runners-up, the Black Queens additionally acquired a $350,000 prize cash from CAF. It’s unclear what bonuses they’ll obtain; nonetheless, the GH₵100,000 reward from minority MPs will function an enormous motivation for them.
