Asamoah Gyan surprised BLACK QUEENS

Government’s delay in release of cash affected black queen’s preparation for all African games. In view this, the senior national team skipper AsomoahGyan decided to mobilization some funds to motivate the Queens to enable them performance well at the competition.

First of all, He lauded the female national team for their qualification to the competition and called on them to prepare their minds for the challenge that will come their way in the competition.

He also added that, the Queens should make the country proud at this year’s All Africa Games by taken shot at winning gold.

AsamoahGyan gave the black queens $10,000 to boost their Morales ahead of commencement of the games.

The Black Queens thanked the Black Stars’ captain for his kind gesture and pledged to make the nation proud at this year’s competition.

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW ON BLACK QUEENS

The fourth edition of all Africa games women’s football tournament is set for Brazzaville, Congo as Black Queens toiled to book their place in the competition.  Ghana beat Zimbabwe 4: 3 on aggregate to qualify.

Coach YusifBasigi’s women have extended their dominance over Zimbabwe, having previously beaten them in the group stage of the 2011 all Africa games in Maputo.

Ghana will thus be making their third successive appearance at the quadrennial competition after making another previous appearance in 2007.

The queens, who won silver four years ago need a good performance  at this competition to restore their top ranking on the continent after failing  to make a mark in the last three years Africa women’s championship. They will be joined by the likes of Nigeria, SouthAfrica, Tanzania, Senegal, Cameroon,and Ivory Coast and hosts Congoin the competition which is scheduled for this month September 4.-18.

“Qualifying for a tournament is different from playing in the tournament itself. We have not been that good in recent tournaments and I believe this is the time to sit up and make things changed.” Said YusifBasigi

“We are in the same group with Cameroon who eliminated us from 2016Olympics qualification. So it tells you how difficult this competition is going to be. As for south African I can confidently say we will be able to put up a show with them now that Egypt have withdrawn” coach Basigi told Ladiesmatch.

He also added that, “in order to win this tournament, I have solve the problem of condition which is affects the performance of the team. That is why we chose Addis Ababa to work on those issues. We are full of confidence and just have to keep on with the good work. The girls are aware of what is at stake. We have to win by all means”

CoachBasigi said, heis aiming to seek revenge and return to the continental stage after failing to make a mark in the last three African women’s championship. And His side is in good position to win this year tournament as the squad is dominated with foreign based players.

The queens who was supposed to open their campaign against the lady pharaohs of Egypt before facing South Africa and title holders Cameroon. But due to the withdrawal of the Lady Pharaohs from the competition, Black Queens will face South African in their opener. 

GFA TO BOOST WOMEN'S FOOTBALL

President of the Ghana Football Association, KwesiNyantakyi publicized that the FA will establish the women’s soccer from early age themed ‘LIVE YOUR GOALS CAMPAIGN’for girls in Ghana’s schools and communities as parts of  his ongoing efforts to expand the interest in women’s football in the country.

In his Speech Mr.Nyantakyi said,“As part of our ongoing efforts to expand the interest in and participation rate in women’s football as well as to develop the footballing skills of girls from a younger age, we will establish the ‘LIVE YOUR GOALS CAMPAIGN‘for girls in school and the communities”

He also said, the GFA will make good use of the expertise of the massive and dominant women football countries on the implementation for a long term plan which will be expected toenhance the development of women’s football in Ghana as well as working hard to improve standards. Also his outfit would start the process of getting the Ghanamansoccer of excellence ready to ensure that the national U-17 players areperfected at the academy atPrampram from an early age.

Nyantakyi made this known to the public at the special congress of the Ghana Football Association where he was re-elected as president for another four years in Tamale last Tuesday.

He was re-elected unopposed after the other competitorsOfeibiaRamatu and George Ankomah, failed to submit their nominations before the required deadline.

He also added, as part of his plan of been re- elected president of the FA, he wants to boost women’s football from the national team level to club team level. 

Black Queens camps in Addis Ababa

The national senior women’s team of Ghana Black Queens, will camp in Addis Ababa a head of the 2015 all Africa games. The entire team is reminded to camp on August 17 to Prampram in Ghana before their move to Addis Ababa according to the head coach.

Ghana’s women’s team has decided settled on Addis Ababa as their camp based for their pre- preparations   2015 all Africa games. The Black Queens who were just eliminated last Saturday from the 2016 Olympics games qualifiers are supposed to meet again in Prampram to begin preparations for the next month’s games in Congo Brazzaville.

The Black Queen’s captain, Mercy Myles said that they are looking forward to excel at the all Africa games to make amends for their elimination from the 2016 qualification series suffered at the hands of the Cameroonians.

In an interview with the coach, YusifBassigi said his side will then fly out to the Ethiopia’s capital five days for familiarization. The black queens are in Group B with Egypt, South Africa and Cameroon.

GHANA WOMEN'S LEAGUE CALL FOR SPONSORS

Ghanaian soccer fans were thrilled to female soccer action on Saturday, August 8, 2015 after weeks’ break to allow the Black Queens and Black Princesses to undertake national assignments. The fixtures for week 8, 9 and 10 were postponed to pave way for the Princesses and Queens to play various qualifying matches.

The Ghana National Women’s League Board, released the fixtures with the 8th week fixtures being honoured on Saturday, August 8, 2015 with fantastic match results of week 8 across the country.

The rest of the matches were to be played between week 9 August 15, 2015 and week 10 August 22/ 23, 2015. But after match week 9 just ended, there was some poor officiating and match fixing between clubs

 AS a result, “The women’s league board (WLB) has announced that all matches for match day 10 of the national women’s league will be played on the same time and simultaneously to be in sync with what pertains in all national leagues. According to the management, the dates have been revised to august 22, 2015 at 3:00pm”

The main reasons why the Women League Board  call for played on the same time and simultaneously to be in sync with what pertains in all national leagues as the league get to its climax  to avoid  match fixing and corruption according to member of the board Leannier Addy.

Even though Ghana Football Association funds the entire competition, some of the clubs still faced challenges of incentives for the players, as result of lack of sponsorship for the various teams.  

Leannier Addy says, she wants the national women league to be free, fair , corruption free and a change in situations of women’s football from men football.

She tells me in an interviews on phone “for now, our biggest constraint is financing and at this point of the league, the teams in top position will do anything to be there to qualify for the championship especially the four leading teams in both the southern and Northern zone” 

The national women’s leagues board says it is hoping that the level of seriousness and commitments exhibit by all the twelve teams in the national women’s leagues will qualifies hard working teams to the championship and eventually the winner.

Leannier Addy added that the women’s league need serious attention so she appealed for more sponsors to come board because GFA funds are not enough

princesses to faced Equatorial

Ghana’s under 20 female team, the black princesses drawn with Equatorial Guinea in the second round of the 2016 under 20 women’s world cup (WWC) qualifiers series. The match will be played on September 25^th to 27^th in Accra.

The black princesses completed their win over their counterpart’s Senegal with a 2:0 away win in the capital of Senegal Dakar in the second leg to progress on an 8:0 aggregate. They won the first leg 6:0 in Ghana at Accra sport stadium.

The two goals from Jane Ayieyam and Lily Niber- Lawrence ensured victory for the black princesses. Princesses will faced equatorial guinea in the second consecutive qualifiers after beating the Guineans side in the year  2014 under 20 Women’s World Cup qualifier on penalties.

The Guineans on other hand, have also advanced to the second round with a convincing home win 4:0 over Mali. The Equatorial Guinea also made sure of qualification in the first leg as their second leg game away ended goalless.