Black Queens Head coach, Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo insists her side showed more intelligence than Nigeria despite their 2-0 loss in the first leg of the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2022 qualifiers.

Uchenna Kanu’s brace was enough to hand Nigeria advantage against Ghana at Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, Onikan.

Despite a disappointing defeat in Nigeria, Tagoe-Quarcoo heaped praise on her side and is confident they can make the best of the second leg meeting at the Accra Sports Stadium.

“So far so good, I think we played well, tactically we were very disciplined, and we came to play football,” said Tagoe-Quarcoo.

“Unfortunately, the Nigerians were stronger and tougher than we were, but when it comes to intelligence, we were far away ahead of them.

“When you are playing an away game, it’s not easy, so we are going back to the drawing board to correct our mistakes. We are going back home and waiting to receive [Nigeria] in Accra.”

The Black Queens will hope to overturn the two-goal deficit in the return leg at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, October 24.

The winner of the high-profile doubleheader after the Accra second leg showdown will set up a second-round date with either Niger or Cote d’Ivoire.