Ghana Wins WAFCON Bronze Over South Africa

Ghana's Black Queens claimed the bronze medal at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations by defeating South Africa’s Banyana Banyana 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regular time. South Africa took an early lead through Nonhlanhla Mthandi, but Ghana equalized in the second half via an own goal from goalkeeper Andile Dlamini. The shootout featured key conversions by Alice Kusi and Nancy Amoh as South Africa missed crucial attempts. This marks Ghana’s second-ever third-place finish at WAFCON and highlights a major turnaround after missing the previous tournament, with coach Kim Björkegren credited for the improvement. South Africa, the defending champions, failed to secure a podium finish for the first time since 2016. The result also tips the historic head-to-head record in Ghana’s favor.