2024 WAFCON: 'Black Queens showed against Tanzania we can stay true to our style and win' - Kim Lars Bjorkegren

Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren has praised his players for sticking to their identity and executing the game plan in their 4-1 win over Tanzania at the 2024 CAF Womens Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).The emphatic victory on Tuesday secured Ghana a place in the quarter-finals after they finished second in Group C with four points.The Queens will now face Algeria on Saturday, July 19, for a place in the semifinals.I am just really proud of the girls. Today, we followed the game plan a little bit more. They showed that they can stay true to our style and win, Bjorkegren said after the match in Morocco.The Black Queens had opened their WAFCON campaign with a 2-0 defeat to defending champions South Africa, before recovering to draw 1-1 with Mali in their second group game.Knowing that anything less than victory would send them home early, Ghana stepped up with a dominant performance against Tanzania, scoring four goals and sealing a deserved spot in the knockout phase. Read Full Story