{"id":649,"date":"2019-05-08T12:03:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T12:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ghana\/?p=649"},"modified":"2019-05-14T12:04:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T12:04:59","slug":"black-queens-aim-for-perfect-run-against-ivorians-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/sport\/black-queens-aim-for-perfect-run-against-ivorians-2","title":{"rendered":"Black Queens aim for perfect run against Ivorians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s Black Queens intend to utilise every opportunity when they clash with their Ivorian counterparts today in their final group A fixture of the ongoing West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Zone B tournament at the Stade Robert Champroux in Abidjan.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides have already qualified for the semi-finals of the competition after recording wins in their previous two games but today\u2019s game has a lot at stake, and not just an academic exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana thumped Senegal 2-0 in their opening game last Wednesday before winning 6-0 against Togo in their second fixture two days later. On the other hand, Cote d\u2019Ivoire claimed a 5-0 victory over Togo in their opening match and battered Senegal 4-0 in their second group game on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Per the statistics above, both teams are high-scoring sides and will be driven by pride, with the Ghanaians coming out victorious and winners of Group A.<\/p>\n<p>Last year when the two sides met in the final of the maiden edition of the competition, the Black Queens defeated the hosts 1-0 through a Janet Egyir goal to lift the winner\u2019s trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the match, Ghana\u2019s coach, Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo, says her side will go all out to repeat last year\u2019s feat, adding they will not surrender their supremacy to the Ivorians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s Black Queens intend to utilise every opportunity when they clash with their Ivorian counterparts today in their final group A fixture of the ongoing West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Zone B tournament at the Stade Robert Champroux in Abidjan. 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