Bola.net – The Mali U-17 National Team squad is determined to make history at the 2023 U-17 World Cup. The only remaining African representatives at the 2023 U-17 World Cup want to continue their steps until the final match of this event.
Pelatih Mali U-17, Soumaila Koulibaly said he believes the team has the capacity to reach the top match.
“We have worked hard to get here. We are the only team from Africa to reach this semifinal,” said Koulibaly in a pre-match press conference at the Manahan Stadium, Solo, Monday (27/11).
“Of course we want to continue our steps with these young players. Appearing in the World Cup is of course our dream is to win a trophy. Here, we are trying to score goals in the match,” he continued.
Mali will face France in the semifinal match of the 2023 U-17 World Cup in Indonesia. This match will be held at the Manahan Stadium, Solo, Tuesday (28/11).
In this match, Mali can be said to have its own advantage. They are already familiar with Manahan because they played at the stadium throughout the group phase and in the last quarter-finals.
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Praise the Sturdy French Fortress
Koulibaly himself said that France is not just any team. Moreover, they are the only team that has never conceded a goal during normal match time.
“This will be a difficult match. France went through that against Uzbekistan in a very tiring match. However, we can also beat Morocco offensively,” said Koulibaly.
“With everything that has been predicted beforehand, of course we will prepare everything, because this match will be an open match,” he continued.
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Don’t want to repeat failure
Meanwhile, the captain of Mali U-17, Ibrahim Diarra, ensured that his team did not want to repeat their failure in the Semi-Finals of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, May 2023. At that time, they failed to reach the final after being defeated by Morocco.
“At the Africa Cup of Nations, Ibrahim (Kanate) and I both missed penalties. However, that’s football. We didn’t give up. We bounced back and that was good,” said Diarra.
“Even before the (quarter-final) match, we also said to each other that we would not repeat that,” he continued.
(Bola.net/Dendy Gandakusumah)
2023-11-27 15:04:00
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