The "Black Queens" won Sunday, November 20, 2016 their first group match in front of the Harambee Starlets on the score of 3 goals to 1. They win in front of a very eye-catching East African selection. Ghanaians join Nigeria at the top of Group B based in Limbe.

The "Black Queens" of Ghana honor their favorite status. Captain Elizabeth Addo and her comrades defeated their Kenyan opponents on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at the Omnisports Stadium in Limbe on the mark of 3 goals to 1. They imposed themselves in front of Harambee Starlets of Kenya who gave them the lead to trouble. It is indeed the latter who open the score against all odds in the 23rd minute. Esse Akida victoriously takes a half-volley cross from the left side of Ghana's defense. This is the culmination of the efforts made since the start of this match of the first day of Group B.

The performance of the Kenyans is worth the sympathy of the 12 000 spectators installed in the stands of the stadium Omnisports of Limbe. The public's heart beats for the Kenyan "David" especially because it is the first African Cup match that the selection coming from East Africa is disputed. The audacity of the "blue" is applauded. Akida overflows, makes feints and tries dribbling. Like her teammate, Janet Egyir, the number four biker, regales. It's a bit logical that Kenyans go at half-time with a goal lead.

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Returning from the locker room, David Ouma's players will fall. They concede in the 49th minute the equalizer. It is the work of Samira Suleman who with a plunging head in the opponent's full surface propels the leather into the left corner of Samantha Akinyi. As a result, the Harambee starlets have difficulties to contain the attacks arising from the awakening of West Africans. Elizabeth Addo, their captain, turns a penalty (71 ') whistled for a hand foul that punished team challenges vigorously for endless minutes.

The same scenario is repeated in the Ghanaian surface in the 76th minute. Cameroon referee Jeanne Ekoumou indicates the penalty spot. The Ghanéennes protest and oppose the decision of the lady in black. One of his assistants approves his decision of the pennant. But to everyone's surprise, she changed her mind and put the ball back in the game. The Ghanaians, happy to have avoided a catastrophe, started to board again. Suleman misses the third goal in the 82nd minute. His center shot from the corner corner failed to get into Akinyi's net. This is the last big Ghanaian opportunity before the one that leads to the third Ghanaian goal, scored in the first minute of extra time by Captain Addo.

With this entry success, Ghana moved to second place in pool B. Just behind its rival forever, Nigeria. The opposition between the two teams during the 2nd day scheduled for November 23, 2016 will allow to get a clear idea on the hierarchy of the chicken lodged on the coast of Cameroon.

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Yussif Basigi, Ghana coach

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"Nigeria has atomized Mali but that does not mean it will do the same with Ghana"

As I said during the pre-game press conference, do not underestimate any team. You have to respect your opponent if you intend to beat him. My team in the past did not meet Kenya. Both teams respected each other. We started well in the first five minutes. Unfortunately, there was a goal that was denied. Which lowered the morale of the players. This same situation gave advantage to the opposing team. It took me a long time to bring them back into the game. Regarding the penalty, I would only say that only the referee remains sovereign, only the referee could better judge the situation because she was closer than me . We watched the match Nigeria-Mali. Nigeria has atomized Mali but that does not mean that it will do the same with Ghana. Let's wait and see what will happen on match day

David Ouma, Kenya coach

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I congratulate my players first. For their first participation in this competition, they performed well. After watching the fantastic match between Cameroon and Egypt on Saturday, it will be said that every coach would like to be in the place of Ghana coach. Regarding the problem penalty I will review the video of the match to see exactly what happened. But remember that even if our morale is low, our next performances should not be affected. We had the opportunity to win this match. We fought hard, but luck was not on our side. What we have to do now is to fight, better prepare ourselves to win the next installments.Pierre Arnaud Ntchapda in Limbe