{"id":200577,"date":"2024-07-17T12:15:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T12:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/17\/black-queens-arrive-in-ghana-after-japan-friendly-in-tokyo\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T12:15:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T12:15:11","slug":"black-queens-arrive-in-ghana-after-japan-friendly-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/17\/black-queens-arrive-in-ghana-after-japan-friendly-in-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Queens arrive in Ghana after Japan friendly in Tokyo \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The\u00a0Black Queens\u00a0of Ghana have arrived home after their international friendly against Japan in Tokyo last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The team, led by coach Nora Hauptle, along with the technical team and players, touched down in Accra on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana departed their base in Kanazawa, Japan, for Narita International Airport on Sunday without the likes of Grace Asantewaa, Linda Eshun, and Princess Marfo, who had already left for Mexico, Iceland, and Honolulu, USA, respectively, to rejoin their clubs.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Black Queens\u00a0are in a rebuilding process after missing out on a couple of continental outings and have qualified for the next edition of the Women\u2019s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) slated for July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The friendly with Japan was a good test for the\u00a0Black Queens\u00a0and gave the technical team a good idea of the level of the team and areas that require further strengthening.<\/p>\n<p>The GFA remains committed to continuing to invest in building the depth and quality of the team ahead of future assignments in line with the Women\u2019s Football Strategy of the Association.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>footballghana.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Black Queens\u00a0of Ghana have arrived home after their international friendly against Japan in Tokyo last Saturday. The team, led by coach Nora Hauptle, along with the technical team and players, touched down in Accra on Monday. Ghana departed their base in Kanazawa, Japan, for Narita International Airport on Sunday without the likes of Grace Asantewaa, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":200578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-200577","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Black Queens arrive in Ghana after Japan friendly in Tokyo \u2013 - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/17\/black-queens-arrive-in-ghana-after-japan-friendly-in-tokyo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Black Queens arrive in Ghana after Japan friendly in Tokyo \u2013 - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The\u00a0Black Queens\u00a0of Ghana have arrived home after their international friendly against Japan in Tokyo last Saturday. 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