Head coach of the Black Maidens, Evans Adotey has expressed the readiness of Ghana to face Mexico in the quarterfinals of the female U-17 World Cup.
The Black Maidens won their last game in the group phase against New Zealand to keep their 100% record in the competition thanks to talisman Abdulai Mukarama's brace.
As group leaders, Ghana will then face Mexico in the quarter-finals on Sunday 25 November in Montevideo.Â
Speaking ahead of the game, Evans Adotey revealed that he is observing the strengths and flaws of the South Americans and that he will map a strategy to nullify their strength.
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"Actually, scoring as many as ten goals against one and claiming 9 points in three games is a remarkable achievement for Ghana. I’m proud of myself, my ladies, the other technical members as well as Ghana but this isn’t the ultimate, we’ve a big game to play on Sunday against Mexico.
“We’re at the knockout stage, so we need to put those victories behind us and focus on Sunday’s game. I’ve gotten three tapes of the Mexicans. I’m observing them to see their strengths and weaknesses in order to map a strategy to counter them to make sure that we go pass them on Sunday.
He also disclosed the happiness of the girls in camp after they attained a fabled feat of winning all three matches in the group phase.
“They feel better because after the game I heard them crosschecking the previous results, talking of the group stage. They realized they’ve scored a hundred percent mark compared to the previous competition, so feel happy and personally, I’m happy for them.