The head coach of the U-20 Scorpions, Omar Sise, has saluted his players for their exceptional performance on Saturday against Sierra Leone in the first leg of the double-legged qualifier for the African Youth Championship (AYC) to be held in Zambia next year.
The Scorpions’ two goals in Makeni, both scored in the second half, came courtesy of Bun Sanneh and Captain Ablie Jallow.
The return leg is scheduled for 23rd April.
This win has brought joy to the fans who have in the past week struggled to cope with the disappointing performance by the senior team.
“It was a good game. We dominated the game from the beginning to the end. The sun was too hot but we let the boys play calm in order to avoid dehydration or something else,” Coach Omar Sise told Observer Sports immediately after the game.
Sise described the opponent as a good side, saying they need to be careful when playing with them even at home. “I thank God we got the points that we were looking for and the performance in the second half was very good,” he added.
The U-20 coach said the win is a positive step for him, ading that it gives him a big motivation to prepare for the return leg in three weeks time.
On the approach to the game, Sise said the approach was to attack in the second half because the sun was hot and the heat was disturbing the boys.
Sise’s priority is to qualify for the tournament in Zambia and the World Cup.
He finally congratulated the players for the brilliant performance and his team of technical staff. “This squad can take on virtually any of their counterpart teams in the world. They are brilliant,” BBC’s Umaru Fofana who watched the game posted online.
by Alieu Ceesay