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2018 AWCON: we are ready for Ghana - Algeria coach

By Haruna Mubarak
2018 AWCON: we are ready for Ghana - Algeria coach
2018 AWCON: we are ready for Ghana - Algeria coach
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Head coach for the Algerian female national team, Radia Fertoul says her outfit is ready for the Black Queens of Ghana on Saturday in the 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations tournament(AWCON).

Algeria will face the Black Queens of Ghana in the opener on Saturday at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Algeria have never secured a FIFA Women’s World Cup qualification following their poor performance in the African Women’s Championship as they have never progressed from the group stages in four attempts in 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2014.

Fertoul believes her team could make history by being the first Northern African Country to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and also confident ahead of the opening match against the host.

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“We are very well aware of how tight our group is but we are poised to make history by being the first ever Northern African Country to make it to the FIFA World Cup, which means we have to qualify from our group first.

“This would be our fifth time at this tournament and our preparations have been good and we are ready for Ghana on Saturday” she added.

Ethiopia referee Lidya Tafesse will officiate the clash between the  Black Queens' and Algeria today.

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