The head coach of Black Maiden, Evans Adotey did not hide his disappointment after been eliminated in the quarter finals of the U17 World Cup in Uruguay by Mexico.
The coach was speaking with Happy FM in Accra after the team’s arrival.
“It’s unfortunate we couldn’t achieve our set target. We wanted to get to the finals.
I don’t know how to describe our match against Mexico. I don’t know what happened. I don’t know if it was luck of concentration.
The referee was worrying us in our match against Mexico. It wasn’t too clear but they knew what they were doing.”
Black Maidens were knocked out through penalty shootout and the coach believes that his team was unlucky to go out.
“Penalty shootout is a 50 50 chances for the two teams so I believe the team was not lucky on the day. I don’t want to single out anyone. I won’t blame anyone.
My target was to go beyond the quarter final stage of the tournament but I was hoping she will save that free kick but I won’t blame only her but the entire team couldn’t defend our lead.”
Mr. Adotey is aware of a difficulty in coaching women’s team but stressed that he’s ready to work anywhere government puts him.
“There is a lot of difference between coaching women and men. Sometimes you are ready for a game and a player will run to you saying she is bleeding. She will lose the concentration for the game but the girls did well.
Our team doctor did well because we had a lot of knocks after our two matches. I didn’t want to change a winning team
I am ready to coach any national team. Even if I am to go and assist any team I will go there. If they want someone else to come and do this job, I will look for a club to coach. This is Government work and anywhere government wants me to go I am ready to go even if it’s not coaching but a different department which is sports, I am ready to serve Ghana.”
