Mercy Tagoe
Mercy Tagoe (changed to Tagoe-Quarcoo after marriage) was born on born 5 February 1974. She is a Ghanaian football coach and former defender for the Ghana women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. She played for Bluna Ladies in Ghana at the club level.[1]
As an interim coach in 2018, she led the Black Queens to win the maiden edition to the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire . She is the first female coach to serve as an interim coach to the Black Queens.
Tagoe was a referee in the Ghana Premier League before she started her role as a coach.
Career
[change | change source]In 1995, She started refereeing. She made history as the first Ghanaian female referee to officiate at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2007 held in China. She quit refereeing due to more violence in the games in 2012.[2]
Awards
[change | change source]In 2021, she was awarded the sportswoman of the year in the sports category at the Entertainment Achievement Awards.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999". fifa.com. 23 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ↑ Akoto, Patrick (17 May 2012). "Mercy Tagoe quits refereeing due to crowd violence". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ↑ "Jonathan Mensah, Mercy Tagoe win at #EAAwards". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2025.