Black Queens coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren remains optimistic about advancing to the next stage of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, despite Ghana losing its opening match to South Africa,
“We were the better team for the first half hour until the goal came,” he said. “We lost a little bit of concentration… otherwise, I think the performance was pretty good.”Bjorkegren acknowledged that his team conceded from a penalty and gave South Africa opportunities to score again.
However, the coach believes Ghana showed promise, especially in the second half when they hit the crossbar twice. “We did many good things, we could take the good things with us into the next two [games],” he said.
The coach is confident that Ghana can progress from Group C, saying, “I am pretty sure we will make it to the playoffs and that is important.”
While disappointed with the result, Bjorkegren is encouraged by his team’s performance.
Ghana’s next challenge is against Mali, followed by Tanzania in their final group match. Bjorkegren’s team will look to build on their performance and capitalize on their chances to advance to the next stage.
