Matthieu Esposito braces for a challenging game against Benin

The Ivory Coast U20 women’s team is set to face Benin on Sunday in the second leg of the final round of African qualifiers for the U20 Women’s World Cup, scheduled to be held in Poland this year. The match will take place in Lomé on May 10.

Ahead of this crucial encounter, Matthieu Esposito, the coach of the U20 Elephants, has articulated a clear objective for his squad: to secure qualification. He acknowledged the strength of their opponents and anticipates a challenging match, particularly following a 1-1 draw in the first leg.

We’ve clearly come here to score a goal, because otherwise we’ll be out. Over 90 minutes, anything is still possible. We know it will be very difficult, but we’ll have to score. It’ll be 50-50. The first leg was a real battle. There was a strong spell for each team. If both nations have got this far, it’s because they’ve earned their place.

We also published this blog on footem.in.

We’ve clearly come here to score a goal, because otherwise we’ll be out. Over 90 minutes, anything is still possible. We know it will be very difficult, but we’ll have to score. It’ll be 50-50. The first leg was a real battle. There was a strong spell for each team. If both nations have got this far, it’s because they’ve earned their place.

We also published this blog on footem.in.