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Queens drawn in ‘Group of Death’ for Africa Women
Championship
Accra, Sept 27, Ghanadot/GNA – Ghana’s Black Queens have
been drawn in a tough group with sworn rivals Nigeria and
South Africa as contenders for the 6th Africa Women
Championship slated for Equatorial Guinea from November 15
to 29.
The draw, conducted in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Saturday
put the Queens in Group B alongside reigning Champions,
Super Falcons of Nigeria, Banyana Banyana of South Africa
and relatively unknown Tunisia.
Information gathered by the GNA Sports after the draw
indicates that the Queens’ rated as the continent’s second
force in Women’s football will begin their campaign for
their first major silverware against the Falcons, winners of
all five previous editions on November 16 at the Port City
of Bata, the second largest city in Equatorial Guinea.
The Ghanaians will next play South Africa three days later
at the same venue before wrapping up their campaign against
Tunisia in Malabo, the Equatorial Guinean capital on
November 22.
The other group comprises hosts Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon,
Congo and Mali.
This is the second time the Queens have been drawn in the
same group with the Falcons.
The first was in 2002 at Warri where the Ghanaians beat
their rivals by a lone goal in the group clash but bowed 0-2
in the final.
The Queens who have participated in all previous editions
have emerged runners-up four times and third once with the
Falcons of Nigeria emerging winners on all occasions.
GNA
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