2024 Women’s AFCON: Rising Stars to Watch
The WAFCON is upon us, and this research is a guide to young talents to watch. These young girls are yearning to grace to the African stage and our focus in this publication is Ghana’s Comfort Yeboah (18, Defender, Ampem Darkoa – Ghana). In the beautiful game, the girls, especially Comfort Yeboah has arrived quietly. […]
The WAFCON is upon us, and this research is a guide to young talents to watch. These young girls are yearning to grace to the African stage and our focus in this publication is Ghana’s Comfort Yeboah (18, Defender, Ampem Darkoa – Ghana).
In the beautiful game, the girls, especially Comfort Yeboah has arrived quietly. The players together, however, intend to shine at this TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024. Some have already experienced the demands of the CAF Women’s Champions League, while others have crossed borders to play professionally in Europe or North America.
At the Women’s AFCON 2024, five young players have all the ingredients to set the stands ablaze, turn the tide during games, and challenge the status quo. Their youth, freshness, and audacity could well make this tournament a memorable edition.
She never backs down. Better yet, she moves forward. At 18, Comfort Yeboah is already a rock. Unveiled during the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League where she led Ampem Darkoa to a promising fourth-place finish, the Ghanaian impressed with her versatility, her authority, and her composure on the ball.
Yeboah is also a leader. Proof of this is that she was the designated player to take penalties in Côte d’Ivoire. A rarity for a central defender. In an ambitious Ghanaian national team, she could be the stabilizing element, the one who doesn’t just defend, but also knows how to build, direct, and punish.
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