Head Coach Sheryl Ulanda Botes believes the Queen Cranes are mentally and tactically ready for Saturday’s decisive FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup qualifier towards Ghana at FUFA Stadium, Kadiba.
Uganda heads into the return leg trailing 2-1 from the primary assembly in Accra, however the essential away aim has stored the tie finely balanced forward of the showdown in Kampala.
Talking after the workforce’s last coaching session on Friday morning, Botes expressed confidence in her squad’s readiness and dedication as they chase a historic qualification to the FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup Poland 2026.
We’re prepared. The ladies are optimistic. We reviewed the primary leg and corrected the errors we made. We’re going to combat to qualify for the World Cup,” Botes stated.
The South African tactician acknowledged Ghana’s high quality, notably in midfield and assault, however insisted the Queen Cranes have ready properly sufficient to counter their strengths.
They’re sturdy in midfield and have good pace upfront, however we all know the way to problem their strengths and we’re assured of getting a optimistic outcome tomorrow,” she added.
Botes described the encounter as a defining second not just for the gamers but in addition for the expansion of ladies’s soccer in Uganda.
It’s a enormous alternative for all of us and for ladies’s soccer in Uganda. The idea is there and we’re managing the strain and expectations properly. We wish to turn out to be the primary Uganda girls’s nationwide workforce to qualify for the World Cup,” she said.
Group captain Agnes Nabukenya additionally voiced confidence within the squad’s preparation and readiness forward of the must-win encounter.
The gamers are prepared. We now have had superb coaching periods and right now we accomplished our last one with everybody in good situation,” Nabukenya stated.
All of the gamers are match, motivated, and able to give their greatest. Our focus is on delivering tomorrow. We name upon Ugandans to return and assist us in massive numbers,” she added.
The winner on combination between Uganda and Ghana will qualify for the FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup Poland 2026, with the Queen Cranes aiming to turn out to be the primary Uganda girls’s nationwide workforce to succeed in a FIFA World Cup.
