TANGIER- After the coach of Egypt, Morlaye Cissé took over in front of the media men in the conference room of the big stadium of Tangier in Morocco. Facing the Egyptian ogre this Tuesday in the semi-finals, Morlaye Cissé will try to qualify his team for the first time in the final of this CAN U-23 which is in its fourth edition.
Accompanied by midfielder Fodé Camara, the coach says he respects his opponent, considered one of the big favorites for the title. According to the former Guinean international, his players are not under pressure and are ready to fight to get the ticket for the final and the 2024 Olympics.
« This match, which is a semi-final, is very, very important for us. We are ready, the team has trained well. We saw Egypt, they are very good, we will fight with our forces to try to put them in difficulty. It will be in the details, on the consultation, during the 90 minutes. We respect Egypt a lot. We have zero pressure against this team. The boys enjoy being in the semi-finals. Admittedly it will be difficult, but we have shown that we have the ability to compete with the big teams like Morocco and Ghana. And for this match too, we will give our all to seek victory and qualification for the final. We have no injuries, all the players are fit, and that’s good news. If there is pressure, it is positive.and for us. We invite all our supporters to come and push us. Against Ghana, they helped us a lot » analyzes Morlaye Cissé.
Guinea will face Egypt on Tuesday in the first semi-final at 6 p.m. local time in Tangier, while Morocco will face Mali in the other semi-final, in Rabat at 9 p.m. The top three teams in this competition will represent Africa at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Mohamed LAMINE TOURÉ, special envoy to Tangier
