Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Abderrahmane Kitabri
Published on 2024-04-06 15:10:00
Facing Zambia, the preparatory work of Mr. Vilda paid off on the field. The Lionesses seemed more comfortable, more in control, assimilating and applying the instructions to the letter. They evolved, especially in the first half, in a high collective block, sliding and compact with very close lines. Defensive – offensive transitions worked well vertically right after recovery. The collective effort of the Lions prevailed over the individual game of the Zambians surprised by the harassment and undermining work of the Lionesses, preventing the Cooper Queens from building and flourishing their qualities of high standing individuals, especially Barbra Banda, the Real Madrid player, and her teammate Grace Chanda. Individually on the Moroccan side, it is necessary to highlight the role played by Khadija Er-Rmichi who kept the entire team in the game with her decisive interventions at several moments of the match, especially the penalty in the 33rd minute. In the second half, they successfully managed the continuous physical and tactical pressure from the opponents while evolving in counter attacks. Their last one paid off when Rosélla Ayane scored the winning goal. Here is the statement from Mr. Jorgé Vilda after the match given to the Federation’s website:
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