Ghana’s Black Queens came from a goal down to beat Tunisia 2-1 in their African Women’s Championships final round qualifier in Tunis today.
The Tunisians took the lead from a controversial penalty on the 33rd minute after Senegalese referee Fatou Thione misjudged Janet egyir to have fouled a Tunisian striker in the box, punishing egyir with a yellow card & rewarding the Tunisians with a spotkick converted by Ella Kabaachi.
Queens equalised almost immediately on resumption of the 2nd half with Samira Suleman finishing a brilliant free kick and Princella Adubea who plays for Techiman-based Ampem Darkoa scored the winner with about six minutes to go.
The Queens almost suffered from the referee’s controversial decisions as she again misjudged goalkeeper Patricia Mantey to have pulled down a Tunisian player in the box.
This time, her punishment was harsher, sending Mantey off & again awarding a penalty. Goalkeeper Nana Ama Asantewaa showed her bravery as she parried the shot off to deny the Tunisians a second goal.
Queens played a greater part of the game with 10 men, enduring harassment & rough play but still managed to win.
Queens In Great Comeback
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