{"id":55361,"date":"2023-09-28T15:51:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=55361"},"modified":"2023-09-28T14:24:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:24:41","slug":"black-queens-a-top-10-team-in-africa-says-nora-hauptle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/black-queens-a-top-10-team-in-africa-says-nora-hauptle","title":{"rendered":"Black Queens a top 10 team in Africa, says Nora Hauptle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Black Queens coach Nora Hauptle has claimed that her team can be considered as a top 10 in Africa after an impressive run of results under her watch.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After taking over from Mercy Tagoe in January, the Swiss tactician has led the team through a remarkable run of matches recording seven wins out of seven and scoring 26 goals without conceding any in the period.<\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s latest triumph happened at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday when Ghana thumped Rwanda 5-0 in the second leg of the 2024 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>A hat-trick from Alice Kusi and a goal each from Evelyn Badu and Stella Nyamekye were enough to secure the big win for Black Queens to seal a 12-0 aggregate win after initially putting seven past their opponent in the first leg in Kigali last week.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing her satisfaction after the win in Accra, Nora Hauptle said: \u201cI think we are a top 10 or a top 5 team in Africa, first of all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we have to welcome the win against Rwanda, in my observation I think the squad are competing at the highest level. It was a high-level game against Rwanda, and of course, we have to start analysing our future opponents, we know very well of that.<\/p>\n<p>Hauptle further expressed her confidence in the team\u2019s ability to make it to the next WAFCON tournament as they face Namibia in the next round they target a return to th tournament after missing out in the last edition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very convinced that we are competitive and confident that we will qualify for the Women\u2019s African Cup of Nations and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alice Kusi scored a hattrick for Ghana at Accra Sports Stadium in the first half before Evelyn Badu added her name to the scoresheet before the break.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. 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