The Black Queens face a major setback in their 2025 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign after former head coach Nora Hauptle signed a three-year deal with Zambia, leaving Ghana without a coach just six months to the tournament.
Hauptle, who guided the Queens to WAFCON qualification in November 2023 with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Namibia, saw her contract with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) expire on December 31, 2024.
The GFA has since reassigned Hauptle's assistants, Charles Sampson and Anita Wiredu, to the U-20 women's team as head coach and assistant coach, respectively, leaving a void in the Black Queens' technical team.
In a statement, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) expressed confidence in Hauptle's ability to elevate their women's team. "We are excited to announce Nora Hauptle as the new Zambia Women's National Team coach.
