The Black Queens of Ghana failed to advance to the final
round of the 2016 Olympic Games qualifiers after drawing 2-2 with the Cameroonian
at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Meritoriously, both the Black Meteors and the Black Queens
of Ghana have been eliminated from the Rio 2016 Olympics, with the country
having suffered an Olympic football drought for over a decade.
The black Queens begun the games with an early attempts at
goal. Ghana’s striker Agnes Aduako almost fetch the opener in the 8th minute as
she had her effort miss the post by inches after lobbying the ball over the
Cameroonian goalkeeper Ngo Ndom Aunnette.
The Ghanaians side kept dominating the game until the
US-based attacker Samira Sulieman took advantage of a hauler by Cameroon
goalkeeper Ngo Ndom Aunnette who failed to take a first time catch to slot the
ball into the net. Striker Samira Sulieman got the opener in the 16th minute.
Cameroon lifted their
game as they pushed forward in search of the equalizer after conceding opening
goal but the black Queens goalkeeper Patricia Mantey pulled out an excellent
save to deny the visitors the equalizer following a wonderful effort from
Cameroon striker Afaba Edoa.
However, the away team got a deservedly goal on the hit of
half time after striker Ngono Mani found her way through the Ghanaian defense
to beat goalkeeper Patricia Mantey.
The substitution on Hungarian-based midfielder, Elizabeth
Addo sparked up the midfield for Ghana as they begun to dominate possession. A
well-taken cross from striker Agnes Aduako saw winger Portia Boakye a superb
finish to give Ghana the lead for the second time in the game.
Cameroon coach Substitute Agnes Nkada got the match-needed
equalizer for Cameroon in the 83rd minute after heading in a cross from the
right hand side of attack.
The hopes of Ghana fielding a football team at the Rio 2016
were banked on the senior female side after the Black Meteors side were thrown
out of the qualification race by Congo Braziville earlier this year.
But the Queens’ dreams of playing at the Olympic Games was
shuttered after the heartbreaking draw with Cameroon at the Accra Sports
stadium on the away goal rule after the first leg ended 1-1 in Younde.
