Butler to employ same strategy against Mali

The Zebras will look to Ditsile and captain, Joel Mogorosi for inspiration PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME
The Zebras will look to Ditsile and captain, Joel Mogorosi for inspiration PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME

Zebras’ coach, Peter Butler says he will not tinker with his strategy as his charges go toe-to-toe against Mali in the second leg of the World Cup qualifier in Bamako tonight. Kick-off is 7pm Botswana time.

The Zebras carry a 2-1 lead going into tonight’s make or break encounter with a hostile crowd expected to rally behind the home team.

But Butler has remained unfazed after he watched his team immaculately dismantle the star-studded Eagles in Francistown on Saturday. The Malians would feel indebted to the referee after he ignored Zebras’ strong penalty appeals when two defenders clumsily cluttered on Kabelo Seakanyeng who was clean through late in the second half.

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