GFA Appoints Former Swiss Player Nora Hauptle as New Black Queens Coach

• The Ghana Football Association has named Nora Hauptle as Black Queens coach
• The former Swiss international takes over in the role from Mercy Quarcoo-Tagoe
• Hauptle has been working as the technical advisor of the female national teams

Former Switzerland women's national team player, Nora Hauptle has been appointed the head coach of the Black Queens of Ghana.

The 39-year-old replaces Marcy Quarcoo-Tagoe as coach of the female national team, and will be assisted by Joyce Boatey-Agyei and Aboagye Dacosta.

The former FC Thun player was technical advisor of the Black Queens for a while and will now assume full control after the FA confirmed her appointment.

"Nora Häuptle has been appointed as the Head Coach of the senior Women’s national team - otherwise known as Black Queens," the FA wrote on the official website.

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The FA notes that the 39-year-old is a product of the University of Bern (the Swiss capital), where she earned her Masters in Sports Sciences, her Bachelors in Philosophy, and a Minor in Theatre Sciences.

"Nora holds a UEFA Pro Licence certificate and has previously worked as an Instructor for the Swiss Football Association."

Her assistant, Boatey-Agyei is the Physical Education tutor and coach of Kumasi Girls Senior High School, while Dacosta is the head coach of National Women's League side Ashtown Ladies.

The Black Queens are hoping to make a return to the CAF Women's Nations Cup, after missing the 2022 edition in Morocco.

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The Black Queens needed three unanswered goals to earn qualification to the tournament in Morocco, but only managed to score one in the slim win in Accra on October 24, 2021.

In photos posted on Twitter by Dada Oliseh, players of the Black Queens were heartbroken by the result, knowing they would have to wait for another two years to try again.