[ 2014-03-06 ]

Allotey demands Black Maidens improvement
The Black Maidens will play the University of
Memphis team on Thursday in their third test match
as they continue with preparations for this
month's FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

Following their 1-0 loss in the first practice
game on Tuesday to Alabama's Crimson Tide, coach
Abraham Allotey will be seeking an improved
performance the team before going into the World
Cup.

“I’m not giving the defeat to the weather, we
played against a good side,” Allotey said.

“It was a good side, I must confess. The game is
only a win, lose or draw. And we were defeated.
[Alabama] played better. I also see it as a good
challenge for my team. Though I wish we would meet
them next time and then see how [we’ve grown] on
my side.”

Allotey, who saw his team concede as early as the
third minute of the game through an own-goal
insists Ghana needed such a test.

“It was a good challenge for me [and my
team],” Allotey said. “We have been in the
United States for five days. We played against
University of Alabama at Huntsville on Sunday and
won 5-0. Looking at that game compared to this
game, this was a high profile game for my country.
So I’m happy. I wish we played [Alabama] a
second time.”

The Black Maidens, who finished third at the
finals in 2012 in Azerbaijan are on tour of the
southeast of the United States in preparation for
the U-17 World Cup in Costa Rica on March 15.

Source - Ghana FA

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