Mali target Ghana scalp after thrashing Kenya

The head coach of Mali's Womens football team Oumar Guindo says they can beat Ghana and qualify for the semi finals of the competition.

The coach was upbeat after his side bounced back from a humiliating opening day defeat against Nigeria to beat Kenya 3-1 on Wednesday night at the Limbe Omnisports stadium.

Mali celebrate their first win

"Our performance in the first match was catastrophic and I congratulate my players for bouncing back in style. I promised that the second match was going to be surprise for all and you saw it.

The coach has now turned his sights for the next game against Ghana on Saturday.

"Expect another surprise in the next match against Ghana. The players were very motivated and played very well. Our objective is to qualify to the next round and if we beat Ghana, we can achieve it.

We are the first casualty-Kenya coach

The head coach of the Kenyan Women's team, David Ouma has lamented his team's performance after they crashed out of the ongoing Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Kenya crashed to their second consecutive defeat after a 3-1 loss becoming the first side to exit the competiton and the coach lamented the fact that they did not take their chances.


"We are the first casualty and have not met our target in our maiden appearance at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. We wanted to be in the semis, " Ouma said.

Ouma left disappointed with Kenya's loss

"The game was a simple analysis. We got a chance, fail to score; Mali gets same chance and they score. We got good chances to score but fantastic goalkeeping from Kenya denied us. Sometimes you need luck in a game.

"Our aim is to take the most from every game. We still have a game against Nigeria and there is nothing like resting key players. The players who are fit will play against Nigeria. We have to throw in what we have in the last game.