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Mapeza – Luck Was Not On Our Side

Zimbabwe national team coach Norman Mapeza has reacted to his side’s stoppage time loss to Senegal on Monday.

The Warriors conceded a late penalty to the Lions of Terenga which saw them go down in a 1-0 loss in their CAF Africa Cup of Nations Group B opener on Monday.

Mapeza, though, was full of praise for his troops after the game – saying they have shown a good display against one of the big teams in the continent.

“Credit goes to my boys, I think we played very well. Nobody gave us a chance against a quality team like Senegal,” Mapeza told ZIFA after the match.

“If you look at the names in their squad, most of their guys are playing for top European clubs.

“I think we had some moments where we controlled the game. Luck wasn’t on our side. Credit to my boys, I think they worked their socks off.”

“Now we focus on our next game against Malawi.”

The Zimbabwean mentor has also spoken about the plans of the next encounter against Malawi – and revealed the target after their loss against Senegal.

“We are going to work on our conversion rate. I think we did a lot in the final third, where we had some good opportunities. We also had some opportunities on set pieces,” he said.

“I am proud of my boys, we worked so hard. Our minds are now on the game against Malawi, where I think we need to give our all – so we can get maximum points.

“If we can manage to get four points, we will get to the round of 16, that is where much of our focus will be against Malawi.”

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