Kim Lars Bjrkegren, Black Queens coach, has declared that they want to go all out and win the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament.Ghana’s senior women’s national team will open their campaign against Cape Verde on Wednesday at the Moulay Rachid Stadium in Casablanca.”We have three targets: qualify from the group stage, win the quarter-finals to qualify for the World Cup and go all the way to win the 2026 WAFCON,” the Swedish tactician told the media on Tuesday.Bjrkegren’s side heads into the continental showpiece in high spirits after weeks of intensive preparations in Morocco.The team rounded off their build-up with an impressive 4-0 victory over Malawi in a friendly match, a result that has boosted confidence within the camp ahead of the tournament.Having finished third in the previous edition of the competition, the Black Queens are determined to improve on that achievement and challenge for their first-ever WAFCON title.The players have shown encouraging signs during their preparations, and expectations are high that they can make a deep run in the competition.We were happy with the bronze medal in the previous WAFCON. I think we did really well. When I came in, I took over a team that normally hadn’t performed really well in a long time.After facing Cape Verde, Ghana will continue their Group A campaign against Cameroon on Saturday, August 2, before wrapping up their group matches against Mali on August 6.The four teams that reach the semi-finals of the 2026 WAFCON will earn qualification for the 2027 FIFA Womens World Cup.
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