Pink Ladies Cup: Ghana thump Hong Kong in opening game

The Ghana women’s national team began the 2026 Pink Ladies Cup in the United Arab Emirates with a big 4-0 win over Hong Kong.

The Black Queens made a bold statement in the opening match at the Al-Hamriya Sports Club Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations’s bronze medalists made an unimpressive start to the game but managed to shoot ahead two minutes to the half hour mark through FC Nordsjaelland forward Princess Marfo.

Ghana controlled the game from then on, taking advantage of Hong Kong’s weak backline to increase the tally ten minutes after the opener through Doris Boaduwaa with the 2-0 separating the sides into the half time break.

Nottingham Forest attacker Chantelle Hlorkah-Boye showed her class with the third goal after latching on to a cross from Comfort Yeboah.

The West African side, who are yet to win the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, could have made the score line 4-0 almost at the hour mark but Doris Boaduwaa saw her penalty saved in the 54th minute.

Ampem Darkoa Ladies star Ajegipina Zakaria made her debut, marking the feat by scoring the fourth goal.

90’ – ⏱️- Full-time whistle!

A strong opening performance from the Black Queens, showing composure and attacking quality to secure the win.

🇬🇭 4:0 🇭🇰#ShineBlackQueens✨ #MoreThanAble 💪🏾#PinkLadiesCup 🏆 pic.twitter.com/3SIWLWpKJm

— Ghana Women National Teams 🇬🇭 (@GhanaWNT) February 28, 2026

The Black Queens will play their second fixture against Russia on Tuesday, March 3, at the same venue. The ongoing tournament forms part of their preparations for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament which is reportedly postponed from March to August in Morocco.