The SA national under-20 women's team, Basetsana believe tough mental attitude is key in overcoming Tanzania in the second round of the Fifa U20 Women's World Cup qualifiers.
The South African U20 Women's National team will take on Tanzania in the first leg match to be played at National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Saturday, 7 December 2013. Kick-off is at 4pm, local time in Tanzania (3pm SA Time).
Tanzania progressed to the second round of the qualifiers on a 15-1 aggregate score over Mozambique. Seasoned campaigner Nomvula Kgoale believes going to Tanzania with the right mental attitude is what is needed for the team to come out with a positive result.
"We faced Tanzania when I travelled with Banyana Banyana to the All Africa Games in Maputo in 2011 and if my memory serves me right, they are a very useful side. Our mission is to go there and score as many goals without conceding to put us at an advantage going into the second leg.
"We don't have any information on how they play or if their playing style has changed from the last time we played them in 2011 but we want to be ready for any game. They must be a strong side considering how they massacred Mozambique," said Kgoale.
High Performance Centre based midfielder Meagan Newman says they have been working hard at training this week and the practice match against Croesus Ladies allowed them to put into practice what the head coach has been drilling on them since they started training.
"We have been working hard and our 5-0 win over Croesus Ladies yesterday has given us an idea on where we are as far as mental preparedness is concerned. We don't know what we are up against when we face Tanzania this weekend but we've been working on how to tackle any possibilities," said Newman.
Newman was among the Bantwana squad that travelled to Trinidad and Tobago for the Fifa U17 Women's World Cup in 2010.
"Qualifying for the World Cup is any player’s dream. We took part in the U17 World Cup in 2010 and it would be great experience for us to play in the World Cup again," added Newman.
Basetsana will have their last training session at Edenvale Football grounds this afternoon before their departure for Tanzania on Thursday, 5 December.
The 2014 edition of the Fifa U20 Women’s World Cup will be staged in Canada from 5-24 August.
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