Ghana’s senior female team will come face-to-face with their toughest opponent in 2025 when they battle England in an international friendly on Tuesday.
The Black Queens, who warmed up to the game with a 3-1 victory against Aston Villa Women’s team will square off with the Lionesses at the St Mary’s stadium in Southampton.
England on the other hand had a walk in the park after recording an 8-0 win over China in the third of four friendlies and Ghana forward Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah has expressed confidence ahead of Ghana’s first-ever clash with England.
“We can respect the opponent, but at the same time, we need to be ourselves. We are the Black Queens, and we need to do our thing,” she said.
“If we do that, I think people will see our performance and our game in a positive way.”
“We’re excited to play this game. We believe in our own qualities. You’ve mentioned a couple of countries there, but none of those countries are Ghana.
“We haven’t played England before, so it’s the first time the two nations are going to meet and we back ourselves.”
“We enjoy the football that we play. And we know that when we play our football, we can be a force against any team, any country we come up against.”
“There’s no fear whatsoever within our camp. We believe in ourselves, and we’ll see the performance we put out tomorrow. We play our best football when we believe in ourselves, she added. “It’s an amazing occasion for us all.
The Black Queens posted a scintillating performance at the last Women’s Africa Cup of Nations where they claimed bronze in Morocco. The team has already booked their spot at the next edition in Morocco after beating Egypt 7-0 over two legs. Kickoff is set for 19:00 GMT.