Josephine Bonsu: Thereâ??s nothing we can do about WAFCON exit

Black Queens defender Josephine Bonsu says Ghana had no choice but to put their disappointing WAFCON quarterfinal elimination behind them and focus on the crucial play-in against Côte d’Ivoire.

Ghana’s hopes of reaching the 2026 WAFCON semifinals were ended by Malawi, who secured a 2-1 comeback victory over the Black Queens in the quarterfinals.

The defeat also ended Ghana’s hopes of securing automatic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup through the tournament, forcing them into the play-in route.

Ghana responded by defeating Côte d’Ivoire 2-1 in Casablanca on Thursday to secure a place in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Play-Off Tournament.

Bonsu admitted that the team struggled emotionally following the Malawi defeat but insisted dwelling on the result would not have changed anything.

“I don't think so because we had now two days where the heads were kind of low. But for this one it didn't really matter because we can't change the past. There's nothing we can do.”

“We got kicked out and that's it. And now we just had to focus on this game.”

Ghana initially struggled against Côte d’Ivoire and went into halftime trailing after Ines Konan converted an early penalty.

However, the Black Queens produced a stronger second-half display, with Princess Marfo equalising before Bonsu converted from the penalty spot to complete the comeback.

Bonsu believes the response was ultimately what mattered most.

“The most important thing is that we came back in the second half.”

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