Thursday, December 10, 2015

'Nigeria, Algeria not CAF U-23 strongest teams'

SOUTH Africa's Head Coach, Owen da Gama says CAF U-23 finalists, Nigeria and Algeria are not the strongest in the tournament.
A disappointed Da Gama said after his team lost 2-0 to Algeria that: "I don't think the teams from Group B are the strongest in the tournament because in the first semi-final, Senegal missed a penalty and they had the best chances of the match.
 "The first goal we conceded was also a bad one so I believe the last four teams are the best not the two from Group B.We're very disappointed because we conceded a soft goal and the Algerian players were going down whenever we tried to attack.
"Our next opponent (Senegal), is a good team but they've shown that they're beatable losing against Nigeria.  We have to prepare because it's our second chance to qualify for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
"Now we have to work on the morale of the players because it is important that they're ready for the next match."