Sweet revenge as Ghana pips South Africa to claim WAFCON bronze medal

Ghana beat South Africa 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw to claim the bronze medal in the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Casablanca on Friday night.

It was sweet revenge for Ghana’s Black Queens, who had lost 2-0 to South Africa’s Banyana Banyana in the group stage and achieved their 2nd bronze medal after finishing 3rd in the 2016 edition.

South Africa struck first through Nonhlanhla Mthandi just before the break through a right-footed strike from outside the box in the 45th minute before Ghana responded with a deserved equaliser in the 68th minute, following a defensive mix-up that saw goalkeeper Andile Dlamini credited with an own goal after deflecting a blocked header from Alice Kusi into her own net.

Hosts Morocco who are in search of their 1st title will meet 9 time champions Nigeria on Saturday night .

Enroute to the final,Nigeria defeated South Africa 2-1 while Morocco squeezed past Ghana through post match penalties  after a 1-1 draw.