Yusif Basigi happy with Black Queens flying start at this year's African Women's Championship

Published on: 21 November 2016

Ghana's senior female team coach Yusif Basigi is thrilled with his team's perfect start to their 2016 African Women's Championship in Cameroon.

The Black Queens came from a goal down to beat Kenya 3-1 in their opening group game on Sunday in Limbe.

Samira Suleman cancelled Esse Akinda's 23rd minute strike before Elizabeth Addo and Portia Boakye sealed victory.

"As I said earlier, any team at this competition is worthy of being crowned champion and don’t have to be underrated. I had not seen Kenya play and their determination was different. But we did not underrate them,” he said in a post-match conference.

“We started well in the first five minutes and had a goal disallowed. It turned on us and they had a goal and it boosted their confidence. The opener dawned on my players. During recess, I talked to them and brought them back to life.”

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