By Collins Sarkodieh 
The Ghana senior national female football team is stepping up its tactical preparations for the biggest stage on the continent. The Ghana Football Association officially announced that the Black Queens will feature in a highly competitive three-nation international tournament in Tanzania next month. This crucial invitational tournament gives the squad a perfect platform to fine-tune their strategies before the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations kicks off.
The mini-tournament will take place in Dar es Salaam during the upcoming FIFA Women’s international window, spanning from June 1 to June 9. Ghana will battle against the host nation Tanzania and a formidable Malawi side.
For the Black Queens, this trip represents their third major preparatory assignment this season. The team previously tested its strength at the Pink Ladies Cup in the United Arab Emirates and faced Ivory Coast in an intense friendly match in Morocco. Head coach Kim Lars Björkegren will logically use these high-intensity matches to evaluate his squad depth, build absolute team chemistry, and experiment with defensive structures before flying out to the main tournament.
Three Factual Insights on the 2026 Continental Championship
- The Confederation of African Football expanded the upcoming WAFCON tournament in Morocco to feature 16 elite African nations for the first time in history.
- The Black Queens enter the continental stage with massive momentum after securing a historic third-place bronze medal finish during the previous edition of the tournament.
- The group stage matches for Ghana will take place entirely in the historic Moroccan city of Fes, where they will battle inside Group D against Cameroon, Mali, and Cape Verde.
Every single block of ninety minutes in Morocco carries immense structural weight for the players. WAFCON officially serves as the definitive qualification pathway for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
The top four performing nations from the tournament will automatically book their tickets to South America, while two additional teams will enter the inter-continental play-offs. Given the incredibly high stakes involved, the GFA plans to release the final squad list for the Tanzanian warm-up matches in the coming days. Fans can safely expect a highly disciplined and entertaining display of attacking football from this talented generation of African stars.
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Source – ghananewspage.com