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Black Queens demean Egypt to qualify for 2026 WAFCON in Morocco

The Black Queens of Ghana have secured qualification to the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after defeating Egypt 4-0 at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday.

A hat-trick from Doris Boaduwaa and a maiden goal from Comfort Yeboah sealed a comfortable victory for Ghana, completing a 7-0 aggregate win after triumphing 3-0 in the first leg in Cairo.

Head Coach Kim Lars Bjojorken made two changes to the starting lineup from the first leg, handing starts to Evelyn Badu and Princess Marfo in place of Alice Kusi and Stella Nyamekye.

Ghana nearly took the lead just seconds after kick-off when Chantelle Aboagye set up Princess Marfo, who fired wide from close range. Egypt also came close, hitting the crossbar a few minutes later.

The Black Queens dominated possession but were unable to find the breakthrough in the first half, despite chances from Badu and Boaduwaa.

After the break, Ghana turned on the style. Doris Boaduwaa opened the scoring in the 51st minute, tapping in after a mistake by the Egyptian goalkeeper.

She doubled the lead five minutes later, finishing off a cross from Princess Marfo.Two minutes later, Comfort Yeboah made it 3-0, drilling home from a tight angle to score her first international goal.

Boaduwaa completed her hat-trick in added time, connecting with a pass from Stella Nyamekye to seal a memorable night for the Queens

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