Head coach of Mozambique, Abel Xavier has praised his teams attitude and devotion in their 3-1 loss to the Black Stars of Ghana.
OS Mambas needed at least a draw to keep any hope of qualifying for next year’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament alive, but, ended out in defeat and will most certainly miss out on the event to be held in Gabon.
The Black Stars with a hundred per cent record started in the qualifiers, the game well very though the performance was below expectation, but, yet recorded a valuable win to keep form hold of top spot in Group H.
But Xavier believes the performance of his boys deserves proper recognition and hope to improve on that in subsequent matches.
Speaking to the media during his post match interview, the ex-Middlesbrough defender said, “Our play in the second half was a very improved performance and that made me proud of my players, their attitude and reaction to score a goal after conceding three goalswas fantastic,” he said.
“My players have dignified me, themselves and most importantly our country (Mozambique),” he added.
The return leg of this fixture is on Sunday 27 March in Maputo.
Mozambique Defiant In Defeat
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