The Black Queens of Ghana will face England’s Lionesses in an international friendly on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at St. Mary’s Stadium in Southampton.
This will be the first time the senior women’s national teams of the two countries have ever met, and the match carries real significance for Ghana as they continue their rebuild under Swedish head coach Kim Lars Björkegren ahead of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and the long road to the 2027 World Cup.
Ghana arrived in England on November 27, trained lightly in Southampton, and played a closed-door warm-up against Aston Villa Women on Thursday, winning 3-1 with goals from Evelyn Badu, Comfort Yeboah, and Princess.
That result has lifted spirits in the camp. The squad is a mix of home-based talent from clubs like Hasaacas Ladies and Police Ladies and overseas professionals such as Badu at West Ham United, Princella Adubea at Sporting CP in Portugal, and the exciting young debutant Benedictè Simon now playing for Servette in Switzerland. Anasthesia Achiaa also returns from injury and is expected to bring steel to the midfield.
England, ranked fourth in the world and still coached by the hugely successful Sarina Wiegman, come into the game in rampant form after an 8-0 thrashing of China just a few days ago.
They are likely to rotate heavily, giving minutes to fringe players and those returning from injury, but even a second-string Lionesses side will press high, move the ball quickly, and carry serious goal threat through players like Beth Mead and Alessia Russo.
For Ghana, this is a rare chance to measure themselves against one of the global powerhouses on European soil, in front of a crowd that will include many of their own players’ club teammates and a strong Ghanaian community in the south of England.
Expect Ghana to sit deep, stay compact, and look to hit on the break with the pace of Adubea and the clever movement of Badu. Set pieces could be vital, and if England’s intensity drops even slightly in the second half, the Black Queens have shown they can punish mistakes.
Whatever the scoreline, a competitive performance would send a powerful message that Ghanaian women’s football is on the rise again.
Kick-off is 7:00 PM GMT. The Queens are ready to roar.