Players of the Black Queens celebrating a goal
Ghana’s Black Queens thrashed Mauritius 7-0 at the Essipong Stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, to secure progression to the third round of the 2028 Olympic Games qualifiers with a commanding 10-0 aggregate victory.
The Queens entered the return fixture with a 3-0 advantage from the first leg in Mauritius but delivered another dominant performance in front of their home fans to complete a comprehensive victory.
Evelyn Badu opened the scoring for Ghana before captain Portia Boakye and Ajegipina Zakaria also found the net to give the hosts a comfortable 3-0 lead at half-time.
Ghana maintained their attacking momentum after the break, with Mukarama Abdulai scoring twice to extend the advantage.
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Jennifer Cudjoe also got on the scoresheet as the Black Queens continued to punish their opponents, while Mukarama completed her hat-trick in stoppage time to seal the emphatic 7-0 win.
The result means Ghana advance to the third round of the African qualifiers for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games after winning the two-legged tie 10-0 on aggregate.
The Black Queens are seeking to qualify for the women’s football tournament at the Olympics for the first time in their history.
Having comfortably dispatched Mauritius across both legs, head coach Kim Lars Björkegren and his players will now turn their attention to the next stage of the qualifying campaign as they continue their bid to secure a historic Olympic appearance.
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