🇬🇭 Ghana Defeated South Africa 4-3 to Take Bronze at WAFCON Final in Casablanca

 

Ghana team at WAFCON from cafonline

The Black Queens held their nerve in a gripping penalty shootout to defeat 2022 champions South Africa and secure third place at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

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Date: Friday, 26 July 2025
Time: 08:00 WAT
Location: 📍Casablanca, Morocco

Ghana’s Black Queens beat South Africa 4–3 on penalties to finish third in WAFCON 2024 after a 1–1 draw in regulation time.

Ghana’s Black Queens claimed the bronze medal at the 2024 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after a tense 4–3 penalty shootout win over South Africa in Casablanca on Friday night.

The clash, held at Stade Larbi Zaouli, ended 1–1 after regulation time, but it was the West Africans who kept their composure from the spot to earn their place on the podium.

South Africa’s Nonhlanhla Mthandi gave Banyana Banyana the lead with a sharp finish just before halftime in the 45th minute. But the Black Queens responded in the second half with sustained pressure that paid off in the 68th minute, when goalkeeper Andile Dlamini turned a deflected header from Alice Kusi into her own net.

The goal shifted momentum firmly in Ghana’s favour, and despite chances at both ends, neither side could find a winner in regular time.

In the shootout, Ghana edged the reigning champions 4–3, capping off what has been described as one of the tournament’s most dramatic matches.

The result marks a powerful resurgence for the Black Queens, who leave Morocco with bronze — and a message that they remain a force in African women’s football.

🏷️Tags: WAFCON 2024, Black Queens, Ghana vs South Africa, Women's Football, Penalty Shootout
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