WAFCON 2025: Ghana’s Black Queens land in Morocco for early preparation

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Ghana’s 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations preparations will begin very early as the Black Queens have touched down in Morocco to continue shaping up for the tournament.

The Queens arrived in Benslimane, Morocco on Tuesday to finalize preparations for next month’s TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

The preparatory exercise is expected to last for two weeks according to the Ghana Football Association with the tournament set from July 5 to July 26, 2025.

According to a notice from the Ghana Football Association, nineteen of the twenty-four players named by Coach Kim Lars in his provisional squad for the tournament have arrived to start training at the Ziaida Palace Hotel.

Five more are expected to join in the coming days. All training sessions for the Black Queens are closed to the public and media.

While in Benslimane, Ghana will play a few friendly matches before flying to Oudja for their first game at the tournament. At the 2025 Women’s AFCON, the Queens are in Group B alongside South Africa, Tanzania, and Mali.

The Black Queens will open their campaign against defending champions South Africa on July 7.