Black Queens defeat Mauritius 7-0 to seal 10-0 aggregate win

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Ghana’s senior women’s national team defeated Mauritius 7-0 on Tuesday at Essipong Stadium, completing a 10-0 aggregate victory in their second-round tie of the 2028 Olympic Games qualifiers.

The Black Queens, who won the first leg 3-0 in Saint Pierre last week, controlled proceedings from the outset.

Head coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren deployed a four-forward starting lineup, and his side led 3-0 at the interval.

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Evelyn Badu opened the scoring in the ninth minute. Captain Portia Boakye added a second in the 27th, before Ajepina Zakaria made it 3-0 in the 32nd.

Mukarama Abdulai, returning to the squad, scored twice after the break, in the 74th minute and again in second-half stoppage time.

Jennifer Cudjoe, a Takoradi native appearing before her home crowd for the first time, converted a penalty for Ghana’s sixth goal. Nancy Amoh completed the scoring in the 89th minute.

Ghana’s first-leg goals came from Abigail Kim, Alice Kusi and Benedicte Simon.

The Black Queens will face Zambia in the third round in February 2027. Zambia advanced by defeating Uganda 5-3 on aggregate, losing the first leg 2-1 in Kampala before winning 4-1 in Ndola.

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