The South African team is a good team. It is true that we did not expect this score, we were surprised. They exploited all our flaws. Many players were tired. They are not used to the rhythm of this competition. I must also say that we do not have many professionals on our team. We are preparing ourselves to produce the best results in the future. You notice that after the second South African goal many of our players got tired. They became demoralized. That's why they could not keep up. The players received instructions well before the match. They knew exactly what to do. Unfortunately it could not work as we told you they were exhausted and one of our best defenders is injured.
South Africa has better players than us. As I said, our players were exhausted. If a Maghreb team never reached the semifinals, it's because they lacked the will. In Egypt, we have a lot of patrons who support women's football and we hope that with what is happening now things will change. We have been absent from the competition for almost 18 years and it should be noted that we have only three professionals on the team. With this revival it's a good start and we'll do better in the future.
Pierre Arnaud Ntchapda