Head Coach Sheryl Ulanda Botes believes the Queen Cranes are mentally and tactically ready for Saturday’s decisive FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup qualifier towards Ghana at FUFA Stadium, Kadiba.
Uganda heads into the return leg trailing 2-1 from the primary assembly in Accra, however the essential away aim has saved the tie finely balanced forward of the showdown in Kampala.
Talking after the crew’s last coaching session on Friday morning, Botes expressed confidence in her squad’s readiness and dedication as they chase a historic qualification to the FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup Poland 2026.
We’re prepared. The ladies are optimistic. We reviewed the primary leg and corrected the errors we made. We’re going to battle to qualify for the World Cup,” Botes stated.
The South African tactician acknowledged Ghana’s high quality, significantly in midfield and assault, however insisted the Queen Cranes have ready effectively sufficient to counter their strengths.
They’re robust in midfield and have good pace upfront, however we all know the best way to problem their strengths and we’re assured of getting a optimistic outcome tomorrow,” she added.
Botes described the encounter as a defining second not just for the gamers but additionally for the expansion of girls’s soccer in Uganda.
It’s a big alternative for all of us and for girls’s soccer in Uganda. The idea is there and we’re managing the stress and expectations effectively. We need to change into the primary Uganda ladies’s nationwide crew to qualify for the World Cup,” she acknowledged.
Group captain Agnes Nabukenya additionally voiced confidence within the squad’s preparation and readiness forward of the must-win encounter.
The gamers are prepared. We’ve had excellent coaching classes and in the present day we accomplished our last one with everybody in good situation,” Nabukenya stated.
All of the gamers are match, motivated, and able to give their greatest. Our focus is on delivering tomorrow. We name upon Ugandans to return and assist us in huge numbers,” she added.
The winner on mixture between Uganda and Ghana will qualify for the FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup Poland 2026, with the Queen Cranes aiming to change into the primary Uganda ladies’s nationwide crew to succeed in a FIFA World Cup.
