Rumors are circulating that Black Queens head coach, Nora Häuptle, is likely to leave her position to join the Zambia women’s national team. While this news is upsetting, it doesn’t come as a surprise to me. Earlier this month, I wrote a story which covered her frustrations in her role due to a lack of support, particularly the absence of games. The team hasn’t played since August because the government refused to approve their budget for friendly matches in the last two windows, with the most recent budget being just $40,000. At the same time, this same coach is expected to lead the team in WAFCON, and Ghanaians will be looking for miraculous results. How can you expect results without proper investment? No ambitious coach would want to stay in such an environment!!

If these reports turn out to be true, I won’t be surprised, nor will I be angry at the coach. She transformed the team and deserves better, but the country didn't really give her that, After she had some matches before and after the qualifiers for the Olympics and WAFCON but the sad thing is that she has not had any matches in the last international windows where it had really gotten unhappy. A team that's preparing for the women's Afcon in Morocco next year cannot be going through this. The sad part is that the under performing male team comes to play friendlies when there is even no competitive action to go for. The Woman may go, as she has at the moment failed to sign an extension, she seems to have already made up her mind on leaving, her few years in Ghana have caught the eyes of others and she'll get better conditions where she is heading to.  At least she is asking for preparatory matches that she is not getting and it has made her look else where for the many reasons she would not like to tell others.

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