President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has wished Ghana’s National Women’s Football Team, the Black Queens well in the lead up to the team’s crucial qualifier against Zambia.
Ghana takes on Zambia on Wednesday, February 28 in Zambia at 16:00 GMT in the second leg of a 2024 Olympic Games qualifier.
The Black Queens lost the first leg 1-0 to Zambia at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, February 23 to a Rachel Kundananji goal in the first half.
In his speech delivered in his State of the Nation Address to Ghana’s Parliament, President Akufo-Addo acknowledged the tough task ahead and wished the team well.
“Mr. Speaker, the senior Women’s team the Black. Even though they lost narrowly to Zambia in the first leg of the qualifiers for the 2024 Olympic Games, let us wish them well in the second leg to be played in
Lusaka tomorrow, and hope they give us something to cheer about.”
The winner of the tie takes on the winner of the Morocco-Tunisia tie; Morocco beat Tunisia 2-1 in the first leg in Tunisia.
