The South African U20 Women’s
National team (Basetsana) have
vowed to up their antic when
they take on Nigeria in the third
and final round of the Fifa U20
Women’s World Cup qualifiers
Canada 2014.
Basetsana are among four
African countries that will battle
for two spots on the continent
that will join the last 14 at the
2014 Edition of the Fifa U20
Women’s World Cup that will be
staged between 5-24 August
later this year.
Basetsana know what is at stake
and will be looking to carry a
positive mental attitude when
they travel to the Nigeria on
Thursday (9 January) for the first
leg encounter that will be played
at the National Stadium in Abuja
on Saturday, 11 January.
Kick-off is at 16h00 local time in
Nigeria (15h00 South African
time).
Coming from a 9-1 aggregate
win over Tanzania in the second
round, head coach Sheryl Botes
feels this weeks’ preparations
are crucial as they look to
progress past the third round
and book a historic spot for the
World Cup.
Basetsana mentor has assembled
a strong squad of 18 players
preparing for the crucial first leg
qualifier at Edenvale Football
Grounds and are of the opinion
that preparations have been
going well since the team started
training on Saturday (4 January).
“Preparations have been going
well since the girls came together
on Saturday. We all know the
importance of being in top
condition for the match against
Nigeria.
“We know it’s going to be a
physical encounter, probably
more physical than what we
faced in Tanzania but we need to
be prepared for any situation.
The mood in camp is high and
the girls want to do well against
Nigeria,” said Botes.
Basetsana will be without the
services of High Performance
Centre left-winger, Gabriella
Salgado who has a recurring
muscle injury and USA based
forward, Robyn Moodaly who will
be travelling back to the US due
to study commitments.
“We are hoping to get everything
right by the time we leave for
Nigeria on Thursday. With the
home ground advantage on
Nigeria’s side, they will obviously
be looking to start off positively
but we want to contain them
and hopefully squeeze in an
away goal.
“We unfortunately had to exclude
Gaby from the squad as she
recovering from a recurring
muscle injury but we brought in
Chamelle, who will still be
assessed to determine her
readiness for the match. We
want to do well against Nigeria
and qualify for the World Cup. It
would be good for the country,”
said the Basetsana mentor.
The South Africans will return on
Monday, 13 January 2014.

Abuja fans over to you guys,,put on ur Green and white and march to the national stadium to cheer these beautiful ladies to canada 2014 because they are the Pride of Africa women football,,FALCONETS IS THE MOST CONSTITENT AFRICA WOMEN TEAM IN THE WORLD CUP #FACT

SA women team will be like worm before our falconets.

I predict 3-0 for the falconets.