Swede coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren has heaped praise on the Black Queens of Ghana after their 2-0 defeat to England.

Bjokegren, who took over as head coach of the Black Queens in 2024, has seen a significant improvement in the performance level of the team.

After a third-place finish at the 2025 WAFCON, the Queens booked a successive qualification for next year’s event.

In preparation for the tournament set to kick off in March 2026, the Queens engaged in a tough international friendly against the Three Lionesses of England.

The Black Queens went down to two goals from Lucia Kendall and Alessia Russo despite putting up a spirited performance.

“As a coach, you always want to win, of course, but at the same time we have to have in our minds that we are 67th in the world rankings and we were playing England, who are maybe right now the best team in the world.

“I think we can be really proud of how we were performing. Overall, I’m really happy, and we feel we’re moving in the right direction. Almost everyone can see that. We always want to be better,” said Coach Bjorkegren.