Nora Hauptle says the Black Queens are well-informed on what they need to do if they are to advance to the next round of the 2024 Olympic Games.
Ghana would have to overturn a first-leg deficit against Zambia if they are to go into the next round of the qualifying.
Nora Hauptle's side were handed a 1-0 defeat by the Copper Queens in the first encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium last Friday as Racheal Kundananji scored a brilliant goal.
If there is something unusual I saw at the Accra Sports Stadium last Friday, it definitely was the demeanor of the Black Queens after Racheal Kundananji scored for Zambia.
— Lawrence Baidoo (@kweku_lawrence) February 26, 2024
They looked so down, and it took Janet to signal to them there is still a lot to play for. pic.twitter.com/5lG9VzVffq
Ahead of the second leg, the Swiss trainer is confident her side will take the positives from their performance in Accra and cause an upset in Ndola on Wednesday, February 28.
"We lost the game 1:0 in Accra but we had good performance on the pitch. When you look at the statistics, they were all on our side and we deserved that. I think that’s how football goes sometimes. We left Accra Friday night to Zambia and arrived here early," said Hauptle.
"We have had a very warm reception, this is a beautiful country and the people are very friendly. We had some beautiful training sessions as well. Tonight we go into the stadium and I heard that tomorrow it’s going to be a packed stadium so we like it.
“We lost the game 1:0 in Accra but we had good performance on the pitch. When you look at the statistics, they were all on our side and we deserved that. I think that’s how football goes sometimes. We left Accra Friday night to Zambia and arrived here early'' Nora Häuptle said.
"I hope it will be a good football game tomorrow evening for us. We also have some plans for tomorrow and it’s our approach to stabilizing the game, we need to score and we are aware of that and we will see tomorrow on the pitch what our plans are," she added.
The return leg of the tie will be played at the Levy Nwanawasa Sports Stadium in Ndola.
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