Preparations for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations: Ghana defeats Ivory Coast in friendly

During their training camp in Morocco, the Ivory Coast women's national team played a friendly against Ghana. The Elephants suffered a 1-0 defeat this Tuesday at the hands of the Black Queens.

Reynald Pedros' squad continues their preparations for the Women's Africa Cup of Nations. They faced Ghana in a warm-up match at the Père-Jégo Stadium in Casablanca, with the result decided in the second half.

In the 75th minute, Sharon Sampson scored the only goal of the match. The game ended with a 1-0 win for Ghana. Despite the loss, the Ivorian technical staff will take valuable lessons from this outing. Their main objective remains to build rhythm and cohesion ahead of the continental showdown.

As for Ghana, the team heads into the tournament—set to kick off on July 25—with renewed confidence following this victory.

Nafongo TRAORE |

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Nafongon Moussa TRAORE, Burkinabè de 25 ans, est passionné de football, est rédacteur pour Foot Africa et commentateur pour BurkiFoot.

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