Ghana suffered their first defeat of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations following a 1-0 loss to Cameroon on Sunday.

A first-half penalty strike was enough for the tournament returnees as they defeated the Black Queens on matchday 2 in Group D.

Cameroon were the first to strike in the game as Marie Gisele Ngah Manga opened the scoring from the penalty spot.

The advantage was called after a long VAR review following Benedicte Simon's hand coming into contact with the ball.

Manga made no mistake from the spot and sent Cynthia Konlan the wrong way to open the scoring in the game.

Doris Boaduwaa came agonisingly close to drawing Ghana level, but her shot couldn't beat the Cameroonian goalkeeper from close range.

Cameroon continued to dominate the game, keeping possession for the majority of the first half as Ghana searched for the equaliser.

Despite a strong end to the half, Ghana were unable to draw level as Cameroon took the 1-0 lead into the break.

After the first half, Kim Llars Björkegren made changes to his side with Evelyn Badu being introduced.

The Queens continued their search for the equaliser and came close on two occasions through Portia Boakye and Evelyn Badu but were unable to score.

Badu thought she had levelled things for Ghana, but her goal was chalked off for an offside in the build-up.

Despite a late attempt, the Black Queens were unable to draw level as they suffered a defeat

Ghana will face Mali in their final group game on August 6, knowing a win takes them into the next stage of the competition.