Black Queens midfielder Evelyn Badu’s journey from the streets of Seikwa in Ghana’s Bono Region to the international stage has been built on talent, hard work and the guidance of people who believed in her potential.Badu says football was part of her life from childhood, when she regularly played with boys in her hometown.”I was born to play football. Right from when I was a child, I found myself playing with boys and just enjoying the game. I felt it right from the very beginning,” she said.Her move from Seikwa to Hasaacas Ladies became a major turning point, with former Ghana international Samira Suleman playing a key role in her development.”Samira took me into her home and mentored me. She changed my life. I had to leave my hometown and come to the city [Sekondi-Takoradi] so that I can learn more about football,” Badu recalled.Suleman, now Technical Adviser at Hasaacas Ladies, remembers Badu as a young player with exceptional technical, tactical and physical qualities who needed guidance to develop mentally.That mentorship helped Badu establish herself at Hasaacas Ladies, where she played a key role in their 2021 league triumph and subsequent CAF Women’s Champions League campaign.Her performances earned her the inaugural CAF Young Player of the Year and Inter Club Player of the Year awards in 2022.Now one of Ghana’s key players, Badu is looking to help the Black Queens reach the 2026 WAFCON semifinals and secure qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Ghana will face Malawi on Sunday in Rabat, with a place in the last four and a World Cup ticket at stake.
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