AWCON 2018: Normalization Committee Reacts To Black Queens Exit

The Ghana FA Normalization Committee has applauded stakeholders in the ongoing African Women’s Championship despite the unfortunate exit from the side of the Black queens.

Hosts Ghana exited the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after a 1-1 with Cameroon in Accra on Friday.

The draw was enough to ensure Cameroon qualified for the semi-final of the competition as winners of Group A with seven points. The Queens finished 3rd with 4 points.

However, the committee has hailed all stakeholders in the ongoing tournament.

According to committee, Ghanaians should continue to extend the famous hospitality to the remaining nations in the tournament, calling for continuation to troop to the stadium to make the competition beautiful and memorable for everyone involved.

Read The Full Statement Below: 

November 24, 2018 GFA

NORMALIZATION COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON THE EXIT OF BLACK QUEENS FROM THE ON-GOING TOTAL CAF WOMEN’S AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS

The Normalization Committee of the Ghana Football Association wishes to express its profound gratitude to stakeholders who contributed towards the participation of the Black Queens in the on-going Total CAF African Woman’s Cup of Nations.

While expressing our utmost regret over the Black Queens’ inability to progress to the next round of the competition, we wish to thank the players and the technical team for their efforts and sacrifices to the cause.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports remained committed to the team’s preparations towards the tournament and we are very grateful to the Ministry for the immense support it offered to the team before and during the tournament. We also acknowledge Government’s investment in ensuring that stadia and other facilities were ready for the tournament.

We rallied support for the Black Queens and Ghanaians responded positively by offering their support to the Black Queens in many forms, including trooping to the stadium and encouraging them on both traditional and social media.

Ghana remains a great football nation with huge potential in women’s football and we will continue to work very hard with all stakeholders to get our women’s football to the top level we aspire to be on the African continent.

The Total CAF African Women’s Cup of Nations is a tournament for African solidarity, and in-spite of Ghana’s regrettable early exit from the competition, we want to urge fellow Ghanaians to continue to support the competition.

Let us continue to extend our famous Ghanaian hospitality to the remaining nations in the tournament, and let us continue to troop to the stadium to make the competition beautiful and memorable for everyone involved.

Thank you.

SIGNED DR KOFI AMOAH

(PRESIDENT, NORMALIZATION COMMITTEE, GFA)