Black Princesses coach Yussif Basigi believes his team will enter the game against Tanzania in the ongoing 2023 African Games women’s football tournament with the aim of winning. He also seeks to improve on their performance in the opening game against Ethiopia
Ghana started their tournament with a narrow 1-0 victory despite missing many scoring opportunities. However, coach Yussif Basigi is confident the team will improve against Tanzania.
”We are going into the game against Tanzania to play better than our first game. It is not always easy to play the first match at home in front of your home fans” Basigi said.
”Tanzania are a very good side and have their own pattern of play. We watched their first game just as they also saw us play against Ethiopia and I know it is going to be a great game tomorrow”.
”We have seen them play and we are going to deploy our tactical strategy as to how we are going to play so it will not be easy playing with us. I know they are physical and taller than our players but we know what it takes to play against a physically good side. We played against Senegal in the World Cup qualifiers, they are a very good and a more stronger opponent but tactically, we defeated them so we know how to play against a stronger side”
”When it comes to competitions of this nature, it is not always about scoring many goals but strategizing on how to win your games. If we get the chances, yes, we will convert them to win by larger margins. Though we wasted a lot of chances, we have worked on it at training and we will make good use of the chances that will come our way” Basigi added.
The coach provided a positive update on Mafia Nyame following an injury she picked up in the opening game against Ethiopia.
”Maafia Nyame is doing well now even though she had an injury in the opening match but she trained this morning and the medical team has assured us that she is fit and good to go”.
The Black Princesses will take on Tanzania’s Tanzanite Queens at 20:00Hrs on Tuesday, March 12 at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.
source: GFA