Ghana head coach Kim Lars Björkegren has named a provisional Black Queens squad for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
Björkegren assembled a squad that combines foreign-based professionals with standout home-based players.
Captain Portia Boakye, Grace Asantewaa, Evelyn Badu, Jennifer Cudjoe, Princella Adubea, Doris Boaduwaa, Stella Nyamekye and Alice Kusi are among the senior players included.
The squad also features Ghana Women’s Premier League players such as Cynthia Konlan Fiindib of FC Samartex Ladies, Osman Huzeima of Jonina Ladies and Ajegipina Zakaria of Ampem Darkoa Ladies.
Their inclusion underlines Björkegren’s attempt to build a balanced squad that reflects both Ghana’s local talent base and the growing number of Black Queens players competing abroad.
Fierce Group D Challenge Awaits
Ghana have been drawn in Group D, where they will face Cape Verde, Cameroon and Mali.
The Black Queens will open their campaign against Cape Verde on 29 July before meeting Cameroon on 2 August and Mali on 6 August.
All three matches are scheduled to be played at the Moulay Rachid Stadium in Casablanca.
Full Ghana Provisional Squad
Goalkeepers
Cynthia K. Fiindib – FC Samartex Ladies
Afi Amenyeku – FK Apolonia
Osman Huzeima – Jonina Ladies
Defenders
Benedicte Simon – Servette FC
Josephine Bonsu – Carl Zeiss Jena
Alex Tay – Stanford University
Louisa Aniwaa – Valadares
Portia Boakye – TP Mazembe
Susan Ama Duah – Racing Power
Comfort Yeboah – DUX Logroño
Anasthesia Achiaa – ETO Győr
Wasima Mohammed – FC Zurich
Sharon Sampson – Piteå IF
Midfielders
Abena Anoma Opoku – East Bengal FC
Grace Asantewaa – FC Juárez
Linda Owusu – AFC Toronto
Evelyn Badu – Montreal Roses
Alice Kusi – Al Ahli
Ernestina Abambila – ETO Győr
Jennifer Cudjoe – Brooklyn FC
Forwards
Princess Marfo – PSV Eindhoven
Ajegipina Zakaria – Ampem Darkoa Ladies
Chantelle B-Hlorkah – Nottingham Forest
Princella Adubea – Vorskova
Stella Nyamekye – FC Brann
Doris Boaduwaa – Hapoel Katamon
Abigail Kim – Trabzonspor
By Adeboye Amosu
