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.



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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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Kenya’s hopes of making it into the second round were restored after beating East Africa neighbours Tanzania 3-2 in a thrilling derby at the June 30th Stadium in Cairo on Thursday night.

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The Kenya National football team, Harambee Stars, has on Thursday, March 21, 2019, jetted out to Accra ahead of their final AFCON Qualifying match against Ghana.

Despite having already qualified for the continental showpiece, the team will be looking to finish on a high in the West African country.



Coach Sébastien Migné has taken pressure off the players’ shoulders, noting that they will look to give a good account of themselves ahead of AFCON.

“We are not under pressure. Even if it were a crucial qualification match, we still would have taken it easy. This will be a chance for me to gauge the players ahead of AFCON,” said coach Migné.

Friendly: Ghana to host Mauritania in Accra

The match has been slated for Saturday, March 23, 2019. A three-week camp in France has also been lined up in May ahead of the continents premier competition.

Final Squad

Goalkeepers

Patrick Matasi, John Oyemba, Faruk Shikalo

Defenders

Joash Onyango, Musa Mohammed, David Owino, Bernard Ochieng, Brian Mandela, Philemon Otieno, Erick Ouma

Midfielders

Anthony Akumu, Ismael Gonzales, Victor Wanyama, Francis Kahata, Dennis Odhiambo, Johanna Omollo, Erick Johanna, Paul Were, Christopher Mbamba

Forwards

Masud Juma, Pistone Mutamba, Allan Wanga

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Ghana Black Stars will play Rwanda in a friendly in Kigali after the game against Mauritania was called off.

Black Stars were supposed to play Mauritania three days after playing the AFCON qualifier game against Kenya but plans have changed as the team will now travel to play Rwanda instead.

The Black Stars team will leave for Kigali on Monday after the game against Kenya.

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The Black Stars of Ghana will begin camping today ahead of their final 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Kenya on March 23, 2019.

Both teams have already qualified for the tournament to be held in Egypt but the battle will be for who tops the group in this encounter.

Ghana will also be looking to avenge their 1-0 defeat to the Harambee Stars in Nairobi, Kenya in the first leg.

Twenty-four players have been invited by Kwesi Appiah to begin preparations for the game on Saturday. Three local players from Asante Kotoko make up the squad and they will join the team on Tuesday when they return from Zambia.

The other 21-foreign-based players are expected to join the team today and our check indicates that some of the players arrived in the country last night.



The game will come off at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah, the National Sports Authority boss Patrick Twumasi and Head coach Kwesi Appiah were at the venue over the weekend to inspect the facilities and the readiness of the pitch for the crucial game.

Meanwhile, players of the national U-23 side the Black Meteors will also be in action on March 23 at the same venue.

The Black Meteors will take on Gabon in the U-23 AFCON qualifier. Coach Ibrahim Tanko has invited about 11 foreign-based players to augment his squad ahead of the clash.

The foreign-based players are also expected to join the team today from their various bases across Europe.



Below is the 24-man list of the Black Star players to begin camping today

Goalkeepers: Richard Ofori (Martizburg, South Africa) Lawrence Ati (Sochaux, France), Felix Annan (Asante Kotoko, Ghana)

Defenders: Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter Milan, Italy) Lumor Agbenyenu ( Göztepe S.K, Turkey) Andy Yiadom (Reading Football Club, England) Amos Frimpong (Asante Kotoko, Ghana) Nuhu Kassim (1899 Hoffenheim, Germany) Nicholas Opoku (Udinese, Italy) John Boye (Metz,France) Joseph Aidoo (Genk, Belgium)

Midfielders: Andre Ayew ( Fenerbahçe S.K, Turkey) Mubarak Wakaso (Alaves, Spain) Christian Atsu (Newcastle, England) Kwame Bonsu (Asante Kotoko, Ghana) Ernest Asante  ( Al Jazira, UAE) Thomas Partey (Atlético Madrid) Alhassan Wakaso ( Vitória S.C, Portugal) Jeffery Schlupp ( Crystal Palace, England), Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo, Italy)



Forward: Caleb Ansah Ekuban(Trabzonspor, Turkey) Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) Emmanuel Boateng (Dalian Yifang, China)  Kwasi Appiah (AFC Wimbledon, UK)

 



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Fenerbahce star Andre Ayew will captain Ghana Black Stars when they face Kenya in the final AFCON qualifier game in Accra on March 27th.

Andre Ayew will take the captain armband in the absence of Asamoah Gyan. Asamoah Gyan was left out by Kwesi Appiah due to lack of appearance for his Turkish club.

Andre Ayew is having a fine season with Fenerbahce, the midfielder has scored five goals in twenty-two appearances for his club.



Ghana will play Kenya as both teams will battle for the top spot position in the group.

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Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has named the squad to face Kenya for the last AFCON qualifier with five debutants in the lineup.

Joseph Aidoo of Genk, Ernest Asante of Al Jazira in the UAE, Kwame Bonsu and Amos Frimpong of Asante Kotoko, and Turkish based Caleb Ekuban are the debutants, they will look to impress Kwesi Appiah.



Ghana Squad:

Goalkeepers: Richard Ofori (Martizburg, South Africa), Lawrence Ati (Sochaux, France), Felix Annan (Asante Kotoko, Ghana)

Defenders: Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter Milan, Italy) Lumor Agbenyenu ( Göztepe S.K, Turkey) Andy Yiadom (Reading Football Club, England) Amos Frimpong (Asante Kotoko, Ghana) Nuhu Kassim (1899 Hoffenheim, Germany) Nicholas Opoku (Udinese, Italy) John Boye (Metz,France) Joseph Aidoo (Genk, Belgium)



Midfielders: Andre Ayew ( Fenerbahçe S.K, Turkey) Mubarak Wakaso (Alaves, Spain) Christian Atsu (Newcastle, England) Kwame Bonsu (Asante Kotoko, Ghana), Ernest Asante  ( Al Jazira, UAE), Thomas Partey (Atlético Madrid), Alhassan Wakaso ( Vitoria S.C, Portugal), Jeffery Schlupp ( Crystal Palace, England), Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo, Italy)



Strikers: Caleb Ansah Ekuban(Trabzonspor, Turkey) Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) Emmanuel Boateng (Dalian Yifang, China)  Kwasi Appiah (AFC Wimbledon, UK)

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Three Asante Kotoko players; Amos Frimpong, Kwame Bonsu, and Felix Annan have been reportedly called up by Kwesi Appiah for final AFCON qualifier against Kenya.

The three players have been outstanding for Asante Kotoko in the CAF Confederation Cup and have been rewarded with a National call-up.

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah is expected to name his final 23-man squad on Monday to prepare for the final qualifier against Harambee Stars at the Accra stadium on March 23.

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