Head coach of the Zambian female national team, Bruce Mwape, is upbeat that the Shepolopolo are ready to beat leaders South Africa, in their final Group B game at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday at the ongoing Africa Women's Cup of Nations.
Speaking at a pre-match conference, the experienced gaffer said, it was important his team maintained a high momentum going into the crucial game, as they look to qualify to the next round of the Women's championship.
“We haven’t lost confidence in camp despite losing to Nigeria, we are focused on our next game and hoping to get a win against South Africa," he said.
“My girls expressed themselves accordingly when we played against Equatorial Guinea and we had a good win, which was good”.
According to him, his full-backs got out of position which gave Nigeria the chance to score three goals in the second game, but they have worked on that and without any injury concerns and suspensions, the Shepolopolo would beat South Africa and qualify for the next round.
The Shepolopolo thumped Equatorial Guinea 5-0 in the first Group B match and suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Nigeria
On the other hand, their opponent South Africa walloped Equatorial Guinea 7-1 before stunning holders Nigeria 1-0.
A draw could get South Africa through to the second stage of the 11th biennial tournament as they top Group B with six points from two games, with Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria all on three points.