Paris 2024 Qualifiers: Black Queens Wallop Benin in Cotonou to Take First Leg Advantage

• The Black Queens defeated Benin in Cotonou
• Gifty Assifuah scored twice in the victory in Benin
• The Black Queens will host Benin in Accra next week

Gifty Assifuah scored a brace as the Black Queens strolled to a 3-0 win in Cotonou in the first-leg of their 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers.

Spartak Subotica forward Doris Boaduwaa opened the scoring for the visitors in the first-half from the spot as the Black Queens return to Ghana with the advantage.

The three-time WAFCON finalist are chasing a first appearance at the Olympic Games, having already eliminated Guinea in the preliminary stage of qualifiers.

In a fiercely contested first-half, it was the Black Queens who will take the lead after Boaduwaa scored from the spot in the 44th minute.

The Black Queens returned from the break chasing a second goal, and after putting pressure on Benin, the host were forced into an error with Assifuah taking advantage and finishing off brilliantly.

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Five minutes later, Assifuah netted her second of the game after a good chest control before blasting into the top corner for Ghana's third.

The Black Queens will host Benin in the second leg in Accra next week as the journey to Paris continues on the continent.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the Black Queens of Ghana completed a 12-0 aggregate victory over their Rwandan counterparts to progress to the second round of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Ghana strolled a 5-0 home win at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday to set up a clash with Namibia in the next stage.

Having defeated Rwanda 7-0 in Kigali, the Black Queens came into the game knowing they were almost through to the second round.

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The Black Queens travelled to Kigali to beat Rwanda 7-0 in the first leg, making the second leg an easier task.

Goals from Doris Boaduwaa, Evelyn Badu, Princella Adubea, Alice Kusi, and Anesthesia ensured Ghana made light work of their hosts at the King Pele stadium.