U-20 Women's World Cup: We are confident about our chances despite defeat - Black Princesses coach Yusif Basigi
Black Princesses coach, Yussif Basigi says he is optimistic about their chances in their next group game against Japan.He made this remark after the Princesses suffered a 2-1 defeat against Austria in their opener of the 2024 U-20 Women's World Cup on Monday.Despite a slow start, the team dominated the second half and showed promise, but failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities."We started the game slowly and getting to the latter part of the first half we started raising our game and for the second half we dominated play when we were down by a goal," Basigi said after the game."We didn’t utilise many of our goal-scoring chances which was unfortunate. I think this is where we have to polish very well so that we will be able to be back in contention," he said."The second half performance was very good if we had started the first half like the way we did in the second half, it would have been super but we started slowly."Basigi acknowledged the pressure to perform but remains motivated, emphasizing the need to improve and make the most of their remaining games With a formidable squad and valuable experience...
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Black Princesses coach, Yussif Basigi says he is optimistic about their chances in their next group game against Japan.
He made this remark after the Princesses suffered a 2-1 defeat against Austria in their opener of the 2024 U-20 Women's World Cup on Monday.
Despite a slow start, the team dominated the second half and showed promise, but failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities.
"We started the game slowly and getting to the latter part of the first half we started raising our game and for the second half we dominated play when we were down by a goal," Basigi said after the game.
"We didn’t utilise many of our goal-scoring chances which was unfortunate. I think this is where we have to polish very well so that we will be able to be back in contention," he said.
"The second half performance was very good if we had started the first half like the way we did in the second half, it would have been super but we started slowly."
Basigi acknowledged the pressure to perform but remains motivated, emphasizing the need to improve and make the most of their remaining games With a formidable squad and valuable experience from previous international friendlies, the Black Princesses are determined to make a strong comeback in their next match.
"I wouldn’t say there is no pressure at all because if we had won or drawn this game against Austria, it would’ve given us motivation but now we have no option than to go all out with the remaining two games to go," he added.
Ghana will battle with Japan in the second Group E game on Thursday, September 5, 2024. The Black Princesses are aiming to qualify from the group stage for the first time despite making six straight appearances at the Mundial.
