South African Women’s U20 assistant coach Anna Monate says the players know how challenging Sunday’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Ghana is going to be.
Basetsana will take on the Black Princesses at the Accra Sports Stadium at 15:30 (17:30 SA Time).
Speaking to SABC Sport, Monate insists they are well prepared for the match.
“There is no game that is easy. The girls are prepared, we also give them a lot of hope. We assembled a very good squad. We hope tomorrow we are going to give Ghana a challenge. We don’t have any injuries and we have a very positive team which helps us a lot,” Monate said.
“We don’t really know much about Ghana, we were more focused on our team. Ghana is doing great obviously, especially since they also have a local league. But like I said, Ghana may be well prepared but our focus is on our own team and how we will perform tomorrow.”
Basetsana recorded an empathetic win in the two leg qualifiers against Swaziland in September scoring eight goals.
The former Banyana Banyana star acknowledges that the Black Princesses won’t be a walk over.
“It’s definitely going to be a challenging game, they need to focus and know where they are. If I’m in the kitchen, I focus because I can’t get burnt. It’s simple, stay focused, know why you need to focus on, and remember you deserve to be here. Our biggest goal is to go to the World Cup.”
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