“We need to improve some of the aspects of the female football team.
‘‘This, I think if we do as a nation there can be a massive difference,’’ Coach Manneh said as Gambia’s female team slipped to Namibia 5-2 on aggregate in their qualifier matches played in Morocco.
“It shouldn’t have to be only an individual but holistically the nation has to give support to the female team,’’ said Coach Manneh during an interview.
The newly appointed coach of the Senior Women’s national team was speaking shortly after the Queen Scorpions second-leg defeat to Namibia during their AWCON qualifier matches played in Morocco on Sunday.
The Gambia Queens Scorpions lost both their home and away fixtures of the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualifiers against Namibia 5-2 on aggregate.
The Gambia lost to Namibia 3-2 in the first leg before losing them 2-0 in the second leg.
“We accept the outcome of the results and move on as a nation.”
“Technically, we are far better than our opponents and our technical ability is second to none,” coach Manneh explained.
He noted that technical ability is not the only aspect in football, noting that there are other components in football such as physical, psychological and the social aspects.
“These are the three areas we need to firmly improve. To be honest, our opponents, Namibians deserve their victory.”
According to coach Manneh, their game plan for the second-leg was to score first and not to concede any goal after losing the first leg, adding that since that didn’t happen, they had to accept and move on.
