Amazons of Benin head coach Abdoulaye Ouzerou says beating the Super Falcons will be a difficult task for his young team, reports Completesports.com.
Benin lost the first leg 2-0 to the defending champions last Friday.
The Super Falcons will be looking to complete the job when both teams clash in the reverse fixture at the Moshood Abiola Sports Arena, Abeokuta on Tuesday (today).
Ouzerou On Super Falcons Clash
Ouzerou stated that his team’s target is to keep improving.
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“When the Super Falcons play, their mindset is to win — that’s what champions do. We know they’ll want to make their fans happy after winning the WAFCON. For us, the target is to keep improving and hopefully qualify for the next WAFCON,” he told reporters ahead of the game.
Rebuilding For The Future
The Amazons are not a major force in Africa, and Ouzerou accepted the gap between both teams.
“We have a very young team — eight players from the U-17 and six from the U-20 — and we’re coming into the game with a different plan,” added Ouzerou.
“We can’t compare our players with the Super Falcons. They are an experienced side with a winning mentality, while we are still working on developing and rebuilding our team.”
Lessons From First Leg
Ouzerou also reflected on his side’s performance in the first leg.
“We had about three opportunities to score, but we couldn’t take them, while the Super Falcons had five and scored two. The girls are still learning. They are not used to playing in such a charged atmosphere,” he explained.
By Adeboye Amosu
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Try not to concede too much and your team might as well also qualify.
CAF is still “reckless” in the criteria on how the remaining 4 teams will qualify after the host Morocco and 11 winners from today’s games are finally known.
Making it 12 teams for a 16 teams tournament next year
Perhaps the best 4 lowest conceded losers may complete the haul and right now, your team is in a good stead.
Your young team toga bodes very well for the future.
Morocco shocked the men’s world in Qatar 2022 by an African team.
I want such history from the women’s sport too.
Upgrading to 16 teams is a good start.
Giving more nations competitiveness.
Thankfully, WAFCON is biannual.