Mercy Tagoe

Mercy Tagoe (Tagoe-Quarcoo after marriage, born 5 February 1974) is a Ghanaian football coach and former player who played as a defender for the Ghana women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States. On club level she played for Bluna Ladies in Ghana. Quotes It was a memorable day because growing up, it was my prayer that one day, I would don the colors of Ghana. It didn't matter where exactly I would find myself – just donning the colors was something I was seriously looked up to. And when you start wearing the red, gold, green, you become an ambassador for the nation. Honestly, before I entered into the national team, I mistakenly saw it to be ordinary – until I got there. I realized that you have such a big responsibility on your shoulders. Until you get in there, you will never know. Winning the trophy is the ultimate. So, if you are not able to win the trophy, trust me, it hurts a lot. It's like your ambition has been defeated. But gradually, I believe that with good preparation and time, we'll get there. As a legend, the positive aspect is that you enter [places] without difficulties. People know you, greet you, and give you that much respect because of what you've done for your country. It has earned me CAF assignments; numerous ones in fact. I travel without paying tickets. I live in luxurious hotels without paying a dime. I meet people in high places, make friends with people I wouldn’t have ordinarily been friends with. So, in a nutshell, it has molded my life. You need to be disciplined. You need to know how to relate to people. I've learned different cultures and values here and there, and I've added them to mine. It has shaped my life. Football has really advanced, especially women’s football, which has empowered us. Now women can talk; women can stand in front of people and express themselves, no matter where they find themselves. Women's football has really come of age and I thank God that FIFA is really pushing hard. CAF is also pushing very hard. I think I'll give CAF thumbs up and kudos. They are really doing something positive. CAF wasn't like this. And looking at what CAF is doing, trust me, the sky is our limit. Mercy Tagoe’s tapestry of triumph: Weaving dreams in red, gold, green; the Mercy Tagoe way CAF Online (13 July 2025) Girls, this is the moment! Go play your heart out, believe in yourselves, and fight with pride! Block out the noise! Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo confident Ghana can overcome hosts Morocco CAF Online (22 July 2025) When you sleep, others will wake up and do it for you to see. “We are joking and sleeping” – Mercy Tagoe slams GFA’s approach to women’s football Citi Sports (21 September 2021) Coaching is full of uncertainties. “I could return as Black Queens head coach” – Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo Citi Sports (25 July 2023) The future of of female football in Ghana and Africa is good and will be bright if only our leaders can do things right and go in for good sponsorship. Mercy Amokor Tagoe talks to the Sports Media General on YEA Package News Ghana (19 July 2020) No pregnancy has been recorded so far, the players are matured enough and some have gone through the ranks of the national teams and they know better. Some are married and if it happens that’s fair. “No player is pregnant”: Black Queens head coach Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo Citi Sports (4 June 2020) Yes we play football, it doesn’t make us men. Sometimes you need to package yourselves well. In as much as we are crying or asking for gender equality, how you sell yourself is the same amount they are going to buy you. The way we dress, the way we mingle with people how we present ourselves in the midst of people, how we even talk, how we do things. If you package yourself well, your prices will go high. “Yes we play football, it doesn’t make us men”: LIS Conference 2019 tackles barriers facing women in sports The African Dream (30 July 2019) For women, when we are out of activity for a long time, we start bloating and that is exactly what is happening now. “It’s hard to ask players to train with no football in sight” – Mercy Tagoe Citi Sports (2 September 2020) External links Category:Living people Category:Women in sports Category:Sportspeople from Ghana Category:Women born in the 1970s Category:1974 births Category:Football (soccer) players Category:Football (soccer) coaches