Ghana’s Black Queens were annihilated 11-0 by Germany in a friendly match played on Friday in Paderborn.
The Queens conceded in the first minute of play as Anja Mittag pulled a fast one on the defenders.
Mittag ended up scoring four goals in the demotion exercise.
By the half hour mark, the Queens were down six-nil with other goals from Dzenifer Marozsan,
Alexandra Popp, a Cynthia Adobea own goal, Saskia Bartusiak and Sara Daebritz.
A hat-trick from Mittag gave the Germans a 9-0 lead at half time.
After the break, goals from Mandy Islacker (66th) and Dzenifer Marozsan (90 +1) sealed the heavy win.
Simone Laudehr of Germany is challenged by Faiza Ibrahim of Ghana during the women's international friendly match between Germnay and Ghana at Benteler Arena on July 22, 2016 in Paderborn, Germany. (Source: Lars Baron/Bongarts)
Head coach Silvia Neid her team will go into their Olympic Games opener against Zimbabwe on on August 3 in Sao Paulo with a lot of confidence.
They will also play Australia (August 6) and Canada (August 9) in the Group.