Head coach of the female national team, the Black Queens, Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo has debunk suggestions that some of her players are pregnant.

This week numerous widespread reports suggested that  some players of female national setup were pregnant following the suspension of contact sports by a Presidential directive as far back as March 15, of which football was included.

However, the headcoach, who is in constant communication with her players due to the inactivity of the women’s league said her girls were matured enough to know right from wrong.

According to her some of them were married, as such if they were pregnant, it shouldn’t call for condemnation.

“No pregnancy has been recorded so far, the players are matured enough and some have gone through the ranks of the national teams and they know better. Some are married and if it happens that’s fair,” she told Happy FM.

The National Women’s League was about to enter its second phase of matches before the government halted sporting related activities due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country.

It remains to be seen when football will return as other sports have been given the green light to start training regimes in efforts to easing of lockdown rules by government.

Mercy Tagoe was named substantive coach of the Black Queens in January after leading the team to third place at the WAFU Cup of Nations.

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Ghana’s Black Queens head coach, Mercy Quarcoo-Tagoe, has called for the immediate postponement of this year’s Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) to be staged in the Republic of Congo.

According to her, numerous countries around the world are still yet to recover from the full effects of the deadly coronavirus, which has decimated lives all around the world and brought lots of activities to major halt hence the need to truncate the Afcon Women’s tournament and reschedule it to a later date.

“Looking at how the world has suffered from the pandemic it will be difficult to hold the AWCON. My girls are psychologically shaken by the pandemic and the situation keeps getting worse”

“If we can wait and have the tournament next year to protect the players from contracting the virus, I am for that.”she told Happy FM.

Meanwhile CAF has postponed major competitions around on the continent in efforts to help mitigate the widespread of the coronavirus, whiles government’s are also putting in measures to ease earlier restrictions.

The Total  African Women’s Championship is organized every two years for female footballers all around African.

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The Ghana FA has reappointed Mercy Tagoe as Head Coach of the Ghana Black Queens.

Read Official statement below:

The Ghana Football Association has appointed Madam Mercy Efua Tagoe-Quarcoo as head coach of the senior national female team, the Black Queens.

Madam Tagoe will be assisted by Charles Anokye Frimpong with Nana Sinasen as the Physical trainer.

Other members of the technical team are Raymond Fenny – Goalkeepers trainer, Dr. Caryn Agyeman Prempeh –  Team Doctor, Margaret Foli – Physiotherapist, Anita Wiredu Minta – Welfare manager, Patience Nana A.  Quarshie and Kusi Thomas – Equipment Managers.

Meanwhile, Madam Habiba Attah will chair the Black Queens Management Committee with Mr. Kingsley Osei Bonsu as her vice-chairman.

Other members of the Committee are Naa Odofoley Nortey, Nana Fosu Gyeabour, and Ama Brobbey Williams.

Below is the full list of technical team members and Management Committee members for the Black Queens:

TECHNICAL TEAM

Mercy Efua Tagoe-Quarcoo               –          Head Coach

Charles Anokye Frimpong                  –          Assistant Coach

Nana Sinasen                                      –          Assistant (Physical Trainer)

Raymond Fenny                                  –          Goalkeepers Coach

Dr. Caryn Agyeman Prempeh            –          Team Doctor

Margaret Foli                                      –          Physiotherapist

Anita Wiredu Minta                           –          Welfare Manager

Patience Nana A. Quarshie                –          Equipment Manager

Kusi Thomas                                       –          Equipment Manager

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Habiba Attah                                       –          Chairperson

Kingsley O. Bonsu                              –          Vice Chairman

Naa Odofoley Nortey                          –          Member

Nana Fosu Gyeabour                          –          Member

Ama Brobbey Williams                       –          Member

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The Black Queens of Ghana have arrived in Nairobi for the second leg of their crucial Tokyo 2020 qualifier. 

Ghana arrived in Kenya in the early hours of Monday morning ahead of the game on Tuesday.

The female national team will go into the game with the objective of winning to qualify for the Olympics next year.

Having drawn goalless in Accra in the first leg, coach Mercy Quarcoo-Tagoe is confident of qualifying for next years competition.

Below is the team that left for Kenya

Fafali Dumehasi Gladys Amfobea Ellen Coleman Rita okyere Janet Egyir Juliet Acheampong Portia Boakye Priscilla okyere Evelyn Badu Elizabeth Owusuaa Anesthesia Aehiaa Emestina Abamblla Mavis Owusu Grace Acheampong Philicity Asuak Azume Adams.



credit: ghanasoccernet

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Ghana Black Queens were held to a goalless draw at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday afternoon in the Tokyo 2020 qualification game.

Ghana Black Queens did all they could to get a win at home but failed to achieve their goal.

Kenya will be happy with the draw as unlucky Ghana struck the bar twice in the game.

Watch the highlights below:

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The return leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers between Ghana and Gabon will take place in Ghana at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The Black Queens find themselves in a commanding position after securing a 3-0 win in the first leg in Libreville.

The return leg was scheduled for the Cape Coast Stadium but it has now been changed to the Accra Sports Stadium.

Coach Mercy Tago is maintaining the 18 players she traveled with to Libreville for the second leg in Accra.

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Black Queens coach Mercy Tagoe has named her 18 players for the upcoming international assignment against Gabon. 

The former Black Queens player named a team without two of her key players Abdulai Mukarama and Princella Adubea for the game against Gabon on Wednesday.

The qualifier is for the 2020 Olympic game in Tokyo.

SEE LIST BELOW 

Fafali Dumehasi Abigail T- Mensah

Gladys Anfobea Anastasia Achiaa Felicity Asuako Rita Okyere Juliet Achampong justice Tweneboa Janet Egyir Ellen Coleman Ophelia Amponsah Elizabeth Owusua

Alice Kusi Portia Boakye Grace Animah Priscilla Okyere Millot Pokuaa Grace Asantewaa

Credit: ghanasoccernet

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Ghana Black Queens were outstanding in their second game in the competition as they thrash Togo 6-0 on Friday at the Stade Robert Champaoux.

Mukarama Abdulai opened in the scoring in the 45th minute just before the half time.

Alice Kusi scored twice after the break, she scored their second in the 53rd minute and third in the 65th minute of the game before Grace Asantewaa scored in the 77th minute to make it 4-0.



Mavis Owusu scored twice in the closing minutes to seal the big win for the Ghana Black Queens.

Mavis Owusu was awarded the best player of the match.

The Queens have qualified for the semi-final stage.



Ghana will play host nation Ivory Coast in the final group game on Monday 13 May, 2019 in a battle for the top spot position.

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The Ghana Black Queens began their WAFU Women’s Cup campaign with an emphatic 2-0 win over Senegal on Wednesday evening.

The game started in a very great manner but both teams failed to find the back of the net in the first forty-five minutes of the game.

Evelyn Badu broke the deadlock in the 75th minute with a close-range effort to put the Black Queens in front, before Abdulai Mukarama scored in the 90th minute to seal the victory for Ghana.

Earlier in Group A, host nation Ivory Coast thrashed Togo 5-0.



Ghana will face Togo on Friday as they will be looking to secure a spot in the semi-finals.

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According to one of the members of the Normalization Committee Naa Odofoley Nortey, the search for a new Black Queens coach has begun after Bashiru Hayford left his post.

Bashiru Hayford who lead the Black Queens in the AWCON 2018 resigned from his post after he accepted an offer to become the new Head coach of the Somalia National team.

Confirming this in an interview with Happy FM Naa Odofoley said: “As for now, no one has been appointed as the Black Queens head coach. But I am sure in the coming weeks an announcement will be made”

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