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Sports News of Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Source: footballghana.com

2018 AWCON: Injured Sandra Owusu Ansah backs Queens to win competition

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Injured Black Queens forward Sandra Owusu Ansah says Ghana has what it takes to win this year's African Women's Championship.

The Queens will host seven other African countries from November 17 to December 1.

Ghana is in Group A with Mali, Algeria and Cameroon and Owusu Ansah who has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury is positive of the team's chances of winning.

“Black Queens are capable of winning the ultimate at the women’s AFCON for the for time looking at the players in camp,” she told Agyenkwa FM.

“We have good team blended with the local and foreign players and the atmosphere in camp is a sign of something big this time”, She added.

With the country hosting the competition for the first time, the former Ghana U-17 attacker pleaded with Ghanaians to show the team massive support.

“I will plead to Ghanaians to support the Queens through out the tournament because with the support we can achieve our target”.

Ghana will open the tournament against North Africans Algeria, before taking on Mali and Cameroon in group A.