Desiree Ellis is hoping Banyana Banana can impress in the upcoming WAFCON to qualify for the World Cup
Desiree Ellis has one goal ahead of this year's WACON tournament in Morocco.
The South African coach wants to see Banyana Banyana impress at the spectacle to be in a position to qualify for next year's Women's World Cup.
"We want to go all the way, we want to qualify for the World Cup and then, you know, have a look," said Ellis on SABC Sport.
"Because you don't also want to just throw people in at the deep end, because then you break their spirit. So, you know, we wanted to get the mix right with an experience and make sure that we have all our bases covered. You know, we have to be adaptable during the tournament, because teams are going to play differently against us.
"We saw in last year's WAFCON, a lot of teams placed a lot higher than sitting back. We think the game is going to be quicker as well. So we wanted to get that mix right, where we got the experience, but around that experience, we have players that are not too young, but players that are still, we have about seven players under the age of 24, you know, with Zoe October being the youngest at 18."
Mzwakhe Ngwenya
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
