‘It Was Painful’ — Botswana Coach Malete Disappointed With Defeat To Super Falcons

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

jin88bet.oneBotswana head coach Alex ak168app.babyMalete expressed that his team deserved better from their 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Group B ak168app.clubmatch against Nigeria’s Super Falcons.

The Mares suffered a narrow 1-0 loss toks168app.site the nine-time champions at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on Thursday niic88ght.

Malete’s team delivered a strong performance throughout the match, conceding only in the 90th minuic88te.

This marked Botswana’s second defeat in the tournament, having previouslyic88 lost 1-0 to Algeria in their opening game.

The young coacic88h described the loss to Niglr88eria as painful.

“We deserved more, we deserved to get a point. It was all about demonstrating the spirit we possess as a team, and wlr88e have also displayed lr88a great deal of quality,” Malete stated during a press conference.

“We will focus on the positivlr88es, despite the painful defeat. This was a chance for op88us to advance to the quarter-finals. When we arrived here, we all had the ambition to progress to the next round, and we si88will remain optimistic following today’s performance.

“It88v is something we can build upon, and in terms of our next game, we are determined to win, and I am confSEXXXXX-VNident we will succeed.”