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Black Queens boss Nora Hauptle believes her team and Ghanaians can now enjoy Christmas after qualifying for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

‘We can now enjoy Christmas’ – Nora Hauptle after qualifying Black Queens for WAFCON | Pulse Ghana

Emmanuel Ayamga

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<p>Ghana booked their place at next year’s WAFCON tournament following a hard-fought 3-2 aggregate victory over Namibia.</p>

<p>This was despite the Black Queens losing 1-0 in the second leg of the final round of qualifiers in Pretoria on Tuesday afternoon.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🗣️: After 5years in the wilderness, we’re back to where we belong🤝!<br><br>𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗗 - 𝗪𝗔𝗙𝗖𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissionVolta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MissionVolta</a>🔛<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShineBlackQueens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ShineBlackQueens</a> ✨🇬🇭 <a href="https://t.co/wJQPumTTR8">pic.twitter.com/wJQPumTTR8</a></p>&mdash; Ghana Women National Teams 🇬🇭 (@GhanaWNT) <a href="https://twitter.com/GhanaWNT/status/1732051226257162389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p>Hauptle’s side, though, triumphed on aggregate due to their advantageous 3-1 win in the first leg at home last Friday.</p>

<p>Although the 40-year-old lost her unbeaten record after the defeat to Namibia, more crucially the Black Queens have secured a return to the WAFCON after a five-year absence.</p>

<p>Addressing journalists in the aftermath of the game, Hauptle said she was proud of her players for putting up a fight.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🗣️:Coach Nora Deputy captain <a href="https://twitter.com/EshunLee20?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EshunLee20</a> have these and more to says after qualification - Post match 🤗<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissionVolta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MissionVolta</a>🔛<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShineBlackQueens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ShineBlackQueens</a> ✨🇬🇭 <a href="https://t.co/wo63BLRDZ2">pic.twitter.com/wo63BLRDZ2</a></p>&mdash; Ghana Women National Teams 🇬🇭 (@GhanaWNT) <a href="https://twitter.com/GhanaWNT/status/1732070670836592989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p><em>“We had a pretty good start to the game, created a lot of chances. We knew that we could hurt them on the wings,”</em> the Swiss coach said.</p>

<p><em>“All in all, I think we took control in the second half and should’ve scored two or three goals. But the performance today is closed because we qualified.</em></p>

<p><em>“Ghana is back in the WAFCON, and we’re hungry and willing to play there. The players deserve it. It’s been a long time for the Black Queens and for some young players, it will be their first time. I’m proud of this year we won 10 out of 11 games and I think we can have a nice Christmas.”</em></p>

<p>Hauptle and the Black Queens will now set sights on qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, with a two-legged clash against Zambia awaiting next year.&nbsp;</p>

Nora Hauptle: We can now enjoy Christmas after Black Queens' WAFCON qualification

‘We can now enjoy Christmas’ – Nora Hauptle after qualifying Black Queens for WAFCON

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