Black Queens striker Priscilla Adubea has clinched her first trophy at Spanish side Sporting Club Huelva. The former Ampem Darkoa Ladies attacker was spectacular upfront as she helped her side to win the preseason tournament, Copa Columbina Futbol Feminino. The tournament saw three teams in the Spanish Iberdrola; CD Tacon (Real Madrid), Sevilla and Sporting Club Huelva competing among themselves in a winner takes all format. Sporting Club Huelva emerged as the winners of the preseason tournament with the former Black Princesses captain hugely involved. Priscilla Adubea joined Sporting Club Huelva on a three-year deal in June, 2019 and has…
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Black Queens defender Janet Egyir bagged a hat-trick as Afturelding trounced RI 9:0 in the Icelandic League. The 27-year old defender was spectacular during the encounter, where she netted her first ever hat-trick for Afturelding in the nine-goal thriller. Egyir joined Afturelding last season from Vikingular Olafsvik, where she scored 8 goals in 34 matches. Last week in the Icelandic League, she was named in the team of the week following her spontaneous performance with Afturelding.
Ghana Black Queens attacking midfield dynamo, Alice Kusi has inked a year contract with Jordanian Women’s Football League side Shabab Al-Ordon. Alice has over the years been the lynch-spin of Fabulous ladies based in Kumasi where and featured for the club in the just ended Normalisation Committee Women competition, aiding them to the Quarter final stage. Having an eye for good passes coupled with the necessary technique, skill for execution and excellent finishing earned her a regular starting spot in the Black Queens where she featured in the team that Won Gold in Ivory Coast last year. She was also…
Black Queens sensational forward Ruth Appiah has graduated from the University of Cape Coast with a degree in Physical Education. The former Black Maidens attacker who currently plays for Ladystrikers in the Central region, successfully completed her tertiary education, attaining a degree in Physical Education. Appiah who was nominated in the 2017 SWAG Awards ‘Female Footballer Of The Year’ category mentioned that her colleague female footballers should draw aspirations from what she has done and channel their attention to education since majority of female footballers in the country normally take no delight in tertiary education. The former Ashtown Ladies forward…
Ex- Black Princesses midfielder Wasila D’wura Soale graduates from Navarro Junior College Former Black Princesses midfielder, Wasila D’wura Soale has graduated from the Navarro Junior College in Texas, United States. Soale who happens to be a former Black Maidens midfielder, graduated from the Texas based school with Associate degree. She has currently been transferred to the Lamar University to offer a two-year course in Exercise Science and Fitness Management programme. Soale who is a proud indigen from the Northern region of Ghana, won the National Women’s League title on three consecutive times with Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies before traveling abroad. She…
VISMA Foundation aimed at helping the youth especially girls in sports and education, the Foundation last year made donations to the various female national teams at their camp at prampram. Yesterday another donation with items including toiletries, shirts, assorted drinks, washing powders, detergents, water etc was donated to the Christ Faith Foster Home at Adenta Frafraha in Accra. The donation was to mark the celebration of the birthday of the founder of the Foundation, Mavis Amanor. Speaking after the donation, founder, and leader Mavis Amanor said “VISMA FOUNDATION believes in lending a hand to the needy in society, and this…
An avid supporter of Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club and a former welfare officer of the Black Queens, Madam Mariam Buckman is reported dead. Madam Mariam Buckman was the President of the UNISON Supporters Group- a group that rallies support for the national football teams, notably the Black Stars and the Black Queens. She was the welfare officer for the Black Queens from 2002-2003 period and was also the senior sister of Madam Rita Buckman of the Hearts of Oak Women Supporters fame. According to the family spokesperson, funeral arrangements would be announced later. She was pronounced dead in…
It was a day of excitement and joy for most schools as the likes of Takoradi Senior High, Archbishop Porter Girls and Sekondi College dominated in the just ended Head of State Awards. The awards normally for second cycle students was held at the Residency Garden of the Western Regional Office on last Sunday, 19th May, 2019 in Sekondi with over four hundred students from the various selected schools in the Western region converge for the awards ceremony. The Western regional minister, Hon. Kobby-Otchere Darko Mensah was the chairman for the occasion which had Saint John’s Schools and Diabene Senior…
The Black Queens clinched a bronze in the WAFU Zone B Championship after beating Mali in penalty shootouts today. The game ended goalless in the regulation period but Ghana secured victory after 7:8 shootouts against the Malians. Hasaacas Ladies defender Janet Egyir was adjudged the woman of the match for the second time after a scintillating showdown in the wary encounter today. Meanwhile, Nigeria will play Ivory Coast in the finals to determine who take the mantle from Ghana as the Champions of the competition.
The Black Queens of Ghana failed to defend the WAFU Zone B Championship as they were beaten by bitterest rival, the Super Falcons of Nigeria in a semi-final encounter today. The defending champions now have to battle for a bronze medal after a painful 4:2 shootouts defeat to their counterpart from Nigeria. The wary encounter ended goalless in the regulation period even though both teams created glaring opportunities. The defeat means coach Mercy Tagoe Quarcoe’s side dream of defending the trophy has been shuttered by the Super Falcons who are the current champion of the African Women’s Cup of Nations…