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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Okraku’s encouragement came following the Black Queens’ dominant 7-0 victory against Rwanda in the first leg of the second-round tie. Okraku visited the team at their training base in Accra and expressed his confidence in their abilities, emphasising the GFA’s unwavering support for their quest.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will say ayekoo [well done] to you for the sacrifices and the good work you are doing towards Ghana\u2019s qualification.<\/p>\n

If you are a member of this family, I am sure you are already proud of yourself. Ghana is appreciative and proud of what you\u2019re doing and that should be your first line of satisfaction,” Okraku said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis mission is to make the Nation great and strong. We want to restore the pride of the country. We want to return to the times when Ghana qualified for the World Cup and the Black Queens showed up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I see here is a national team made up of a group of ladies who are committed towards our country, Ghana.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour FA and the government are committed to what you\u2019re doing and will continue to support what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a clear mission to go back to the AFCON and to win an AFCON trophy. I have no doubt we have the right levels of talent to make it all the way but talent alone is not enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s be focused and maintain the good team spirit that we have – because that is the only way we can make it,” he added.<\/p>\n

Black Queens are heavy favorites to secure another convincing victory in the second leg of the qualifier against Rwanda, scheduled for Tuesday, with the aim of progressing to the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n

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