President Mahama shows off brilliant football knowledge in advice to Black Queens (Video)

10:49 - 30 July 2025

President John Dramani Mahama displayed impressive football knowledge while congratulating the Black Queens on their WAFCON bronze medal, providing tactical analysis of their tournament performance and backing them for future gold medal success...

President John Dramani Mahama proved he's no casual observer when it comes to football, displaying impressive tactical awareness as he welcomed the Black Queens to the Jubilee House following their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) bronze medal success.

The president's analysis of the team's tournament performance showed he'd been watching with a proper football brain rather than just political interest.

His detailed breakdown of their semi-final penalty shootout loss to Morocco revealed someone who genuinely understands the game's finer details.

Speaking at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, President Mahama and Vice President Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang hosted the senior women's national team following their bronze medal achievement at the 2024 WAFCON in Morocco.

Mahama's football knowledge was evident as he praised the team's tactical approach throughout the tournament. President Mahama said:

The Vice President, Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, and I are happy to receive you. We followed your games very keenly, especially Naana Jane, who was your chief supporter. Your style of play was fantastic.

President Mahama on facing host country

But it was his analysis of their crucial semi-final clash that really impressed. The president clearly understood the psychological challenges of facing host nation Morocco. He added:

It was just unfortunate that you came up against the host nation at a very critical time. Playing against a home team is never easy, but you held them throughout.

“Your best days are still ahead of you” — @JDMahama encourages the Black Queens during a courtesy call after their bronze-winning performance at the 2024 WAFCON.#BlackQueens #WAFCON2024 #CitiNewsroom pic.twitter.com/rju2Kmq1YX
— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) July 29, 2025

His assessment of the penalty shootout defeat demonstrated proper football intelligence rather than surface-level commentary.

It was only the penalties that let us down. So, all is not lost. Your best days are still ahead of you.

Plan to set up sports fund

Beyond the tactical talk, Mahama addressed Ghana football's persistent funding challenges with concrete promises. He assured:

We'll work to secure dedicated funding for sports so that issues with financing, team travel, and payment of allowances become a thing of the past.

"We will work to get dedicated funding for sports so that the issue of financing and teams traveling and getting their per diems and all that will be an issue of the past"

President Johm Mahama pledges work on a sports fund while addressing the Black Queens 🇬🇭#CitiSports pic.twitter.com/Qy2srEpq7N
— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) July 29, 2025

The president concluded with typical optimism, backing the Queens for future glory.

I'm an optimist. I know I'll see you here before I leave office as President with a gold medal.

"I'm an optimist. Before I leave office as President, you'll come to this Jubilee House with a gold medal🥇"

President John Mahama expresses confidence in the Black Queens🇬🇭 to return with bigger laurels in the near future #CitiSports pic.twitter.com/eOxtoTBzGu
— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) July 29, 2025

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He also donated an undisclosed amount of money to appreciate the Black Queens.

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