Evelyn Badu left it late to score the winner as Ghana beat Senegal 1-0 in an international friendly at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday.
The friendly was the second leg of a double-header between the two African sides who are preparing their teams for competitions after missing out on the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Ghana Coach Nora Hauptle made four changes to the side that won the first leg 3-0 with McCarthy Kerrie, Anasthesia Achiaa, Patience Peterson and Princess Owusu all starting in place of Cynthia Konlan, Adama Alhassan, Gifty Assifuah and Azumah Bugre.
Senegal started by playing to an impressive pattern and spreading the ball around in a swift manner seeking to unlock the defence of Ghana.
After a barren first half, Nora Hauptle brought on Suzzy DedeTeye and Adama Alhassan for PrincellaAdubea and Anasthesia Achiaa in the 62nd minute.
Ghana then took control of proceedings by exerting their authority on the game but goals were still lacking as the game progressed.
The Black Queens then resorted to wing play and it one of those that resulted in the only goal of the match as Evelyn Badu fired home from close range.
The attacker got on the end of Adama Alhassan’s cross before smashing home in the 84th minute.
The Ghana coach used the two test matches to prepare the team for two major competitions – qualifiers for the African Women’s Cup of Nations and the African Games slated for Accra in March 2024. -GFA
