Desiree Ellis cites missed chances as the reason Banyana Banyana lost 2-1 to Tanzania in WAFCON

Desiree Ellis cites the myriad of wasted chances by Banyana Banyana as the main reason they lost to Tanzania last night.

Banyana lost their WAFCON opening match 2-1 to their East African counterparts in Morocco.

“They had two chances and they scored them and won the game. I said before the match that it was going to be a very difficult match, but we also made life difficult for ourselves,” Ellis told the media after the match.

“I felt that all three games were going to be difficult, but a good start would have given us the momentum and now the next match becomes a final before the final, it’s a must-win, and also the game after that.

“We still have it in us, it wasn’t a good day at the office, we can be better than that. We cannot drop any more points and with only two teams progressing to the next round, we have to put our best foot forward.

“We knew that we had it in us to get positive results, and for that we are disappointed.”

The South African senior ladies will face Ivory Coast on Friday in their second group match.