Ghana/Mali: Wafcon 2026 - Ghana Cruise Past Cape Verde As Cameroon Edge Mali in Thrilling Group D Opener
Doris Boaduwaa scored early and Marie Ngah Manga added two for Cameroon as both Group D winners opened with victories.
- On Wednesday, Ghana defeated tournament debutants Cape Verde 2-0 in their WAFCON opener in Casablanca, with Doris Boaduwaa scoring after six minutes from Portia Boakye's assist.
- Cameroon beat Mali 2-1 in Group D, with Galatasaray forward Marie Ngah Manga scoring twice to secure the Indomitable Lionesses' winning start in a fiercely contested encounter.
- Cape Verde's difficult evening worsened when defender Eleia Vieira scored an own goal in the 54th minute, and Klaydiana Borges received a straight red card in stoppage time.
- Mali striker Aïssata Traoré equalized from the penalty spot in the 30th minute after goalkeeper Michaely Bihina conceded a foul, following approximately seven minutes of VAR consultation.
- Both victories leave Ghana and Cameroon level on three points atop Group D; attention now shifts to Sunday's highly anticipated clash between the two African heavyweights.
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Ghana/Mali: Wafcon 2026 - Ghana Cruise Past Cape Verde As Cameroon Edge Mali in Thrilling Group D Opener
Both victories leave Ghana and Cameroon level on three points ahead of a mouthwatering clash between the two African heavyweights in the second round of group fixtures
This Wednesday, July 29th, Cameroon faces Mali in its first match of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Two players in the Indomitable Lionesses squad play in France, for FC Fleury. Our journalists Selina Sykes, Romain Houeix, and Antoine Besse went to meet them.
WAFCON 2026: Manga Stars as Cameroon Pip Mali in Group D Encounter
By Aamaechi Agbo Ngah Manga struck twice as Cameroon claimed a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Mali in an entertaining Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Group D encounter in Casablanca on Thursday evening. The Indomitable Lionesses maintained their impressive record against Mali, extending it to four wins and a draw in their previous five meetings, while securing an important three points ahead of a decisive second group outing. Meeting for a sixth tim…
Ghana beat Cape Verde 2-0; Ngah Manga nets twice as Cameroon tops Mali 2-1
Ghana opened Group D with a 2-0 victory over Women’s Africa Cup of Nations debutants Cape Verde in Casablanca, while Cameroon edged Mali 2-1 in the day’s other Group D match, according to the match report. Cape Verde, who played their first international in 2018, fell behind after six minutes when Doris Boaduwaa finished from […] The post Ghana beat Cape Verde 2-0; Ngah Manga nets twice as Cameroon tops Mali 2-1 appeared first on Get More Sports.
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