At a Cape Coast Press Conference on March 10, 2024, Yussif Basigi, the coach of the Black Princesses, expressed optimism in his team’s tactics and strategy to overcome Tanzania’s strong team, acknowledging their unique style of play.
The Black Princesses secured a 1-0 win over Ethiopia, marking a positive start to their campaign.
Black Princesses’ head coach, Yussif Basigi believes his squad would play Tanzania with the intention of winning and enhancing their result from the first game against Ethiopia.
”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”.
”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.
Coach Basigi expressed a positive view on Mafia Nyame following an injury sustained 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 play Tanzania at 8pm today, March 12, 2024 at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM/Christian Kobby Quarshie
