England have played nations from four different continents in their final two international windows of the year, with their sights set on the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
Wiegman’s team will begin their qualification process next year and while they have been celebrating their Euro victory as part of the four-match “homecoming” series, it has also been a chance to take on different rivals.
England have not faced Ghana before and there are 63 places between the two nations in the FIFA world rankings.
The Lionesses are clear favourites, having easily beaten China on Saturday, and Wiegman expects Ghana to be a real test.
“That’s what we want, of course. We talk a lot about when we play against African countries and of course they have their different playing styles and different adjustments to how they want to play, but often you see a lot of speed and physicality,” Wiegman told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“Ghana also has a clear structure of how they want to play. At times they want to play a possession game but they also want to be direct.
“That’s what we want to force them to do: not give them time to play. It’s good to have that challenge because we want it to move on to the next stage.”
Wiegman also hopes the match, which will be played in front of 24,000 spectators at Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium, will attract interest in Africa and help raise the profile of women’s football.
“As we say all the time, women’s football is growing and here it is growing very quickly. In England we are kind of pioneers and everything is growing very quickly,” she added.
“I think this is an opportunity for them as well. We play against each other and I hope we get a lot of attention in Africa and of course in Ghana specifically.
“I think it’s growing [in Africa] too, and for me it can’t go fast enough.
