Head coach of the Black Queens, Kim Lars Bjorkegren, says he believes his group has what it takes to beat Senegal of their upcoming pleasant match on Saturday, April 5.
The sport, which will likely be performed in Dakar, is a part of the build-up to the 2025 Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). It’s the first of two matches between the 2 sides as each put together for the event.
Bjorkegren is trying to bounce again after his first match in cost led to a loss to Morocco over the past worldwide break. He is aware of Senegal will likely be a troublesome opponent however is assured in his group’s high quality.
The Swedish coach mentioned:
They [Senegal] play bodily. They’ve a few actually good gamers. We have to be prepared. Additionally, like I mentioned, I feel the potential in our group is sweet sufficient to win the sport.
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Bjorkegren is hoping for a stronger efficiency this time and needs his group to take extra management on the pitch. He added:
I anticipate us to manage slightly bit extra of the sport, create extra probabilities than we did in Morocco and hopefully rating some objectives.
Black Queens hoping for good preparations
The Black Queens are hoping to choose up their first win since beating Namibia within the first leg of their ultimate qualifying spherical for the postponed 2024 Women’s AFCON.
That match passed off a number of months in the past, and the group is keen to get again to profitable methods.
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With preparations ongoing for the event in July, Saturday’s match will likely be a key take a look at for Bjorkegren and his gamers as they proceed to form the squad and construct momentum.