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It is worth noting that the Falconets of Nigeria are the defending champions and that will boost their confidence ahead of the semifinals.
Queen Cranes head coach Sheryl Botes is thrilled with her side’s performance at the ongoing Africa Games in Accra, Ghana.
The Uganda U20 National Women’s Team finished second in Group A which had neighbours Tanzania, Ethiopia, and African powerhouse Ghana.
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The draw earned Sheryl Botes’ girls a place in the semifinals without tasting defeat in the competition so far.
Uganda started the campaign with a 1-1 draw against Tanzania before defeating Ethiopia 2-0 and concluded with another 1-1 stalemate against giants and hosts Ghana.
“We have been together for only three weeks but you can see a team that is determined to win,” Botes said in the aftermath of the game against Ghana on Friday.
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With a placed in the last four earned in the second game, Byekwaso ran a couple of changes in his starting lineup with Express FC’s Alpha Thierry Ssali and Kitara FC’s Shafiq Magogo notable starters against South Sudan.
“We have collected five points from the group without defeat despite facing strong teams, especially Ghana.”
“Playing against such giants is a reality check for us because of the quality teams like Ghana presents. I believe we played well,” she added.
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Uganda will face Nigeria in the semifinals on Monday, March 18 and Botes expressed readiness for yet another huge game.
“We want to go all the way and to achieve that you have to face strong opposition like Ghana, Nigeria and others.”
“Our performance against Ghana indicated that we are a strong team ourselves.”
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“As we prepared how we should overcome Nigeria in the semifinals, they will also be looking for solutions on how to deal with us,” she noted.
It is worth noting that the Falconets of Nigeria are the defending champions and that will boost their confidence ahead of the semifinals.
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The Ugandan sensational has now been involved in three goals in two games, she assisted both goals as Dynamo Moscow defeated Krasnodar 2-0 in their season opener a week ago.
Ghana who topped Group A will battle Group B runners-up Senegal in the other semifinal on the same day at Cape Coast Sports Stadium.
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