Baye Ba raved that he just
wants a team his boys will be able to handle on the final day.
The Malian coach at the
on-going FIFA U17 world championship, Baye Ba, has boasted that he doesn’t care
about their opponents at the final match.
Mali came from behind to
defeat Belgium 3 – 1 to set an all-African final at the competition against the
Golden Eaglets of Nigeria who also came from one goal down to defeat a well
organised Mexican side.
Goals by Boubacar Traore,
Sidiki Maiga and Sekou Kita helped the West Africans come out victorious after
Dante Rigo’s goal was not properly shielded by the Belgians.
He said: “For the final, I
do not care if it’s Mexico or Nigeria. I just want to face a team that we can
beat.
“We faced a very good team
(Belgium) that has tired us.
“We conceded a quick
opening goal, and we had to react quickly. It was very hard tactically and we
ran a lot to get the win. We had a bad start in this game, which does not
happen often to my players despite their young age,” Baye Ba explained.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria
Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, was full of joy after the Golden
Eaglets defeated Mexico 4 – 2 in to reach the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Pinnick, who visited the
team before the clash against Mexico, praised the players for showing great
spirit in the tournament.
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