Female Zebras restore national pride

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Raising hopes: The women's team beat their Madagascar counterparts 3- 1 in the first leg of the All Africa Games qualifiers

The women’s national football team restored some national pride with a 3-1 away win over Madagascar on Sunday in the first leg of the All Africa Games qualifiers.

The match played at a rain soaked Municipal Stadium of Mahamasina, forced the women Zebras’ coach, Galetlhoo ‘Ronaldo’ Nkutlwisang to change tactics due to the waterlogged pitch.

“We wanted to keep the ball, playing a passing game, but due to the conditions we had to rely on counter attacks,” she told Mmegi Sport yesterday.

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Female Zebras restore national pride

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