Sudan coach Mohamed Abdalla is wary of well organised Zambia
Abdalla: Zambia are well organised
Posted: 2012-02-03 13:06
Sudan coach Mohamed Abdalla believes that his team have done well to come through the group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations to the point where they will now face Zambia in the quarter-final on Saturday.
Sudan progressed to the last eight of the competition after a narrow 1-0 loss to Cote d'Ivoire, before a 2-2 draw with Angola and a 2-1 win against Burkina Faso in the final game, allowing them to place second in Group B.
The former professor says that his team had the right build-up to this event, which has allowed them to do well in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
"We knew that with locally-based players you need good preparation," the former Sudanese captain told the BBC.
"So we played Senegal, Gabon and Tunisia [before the Nations Cup], which allows your inexperienced players to [develop].
"And then from match to match, from Ivory Coast to Angola, to this third match [against Burkina Faso] we have progressed tactically."
The quarter-final between the Chipolopolo and Abdalla's side takes place in Bata this weekend, and the coach is aware that their opponents are strong.
"Zambia are very fast - they're well organised, but we have time to prepare tactically and physically for this game," he said.
: 2012-02-04 11:02
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