Katsande disappointed by Zimbabwe’s Afcon performance
Zimbabwe captain Willard Katsande is disappointed by his country's performance at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.
Willard Katsande of Zimbabwe. ©Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix
Katsande is angry that the Warriors conceded goals too easily and said their overall performance in the two games they have played in the tournament was “not good at all”. Zimbabwe let a 2-1 lead slip against Algeria and conceded two goals against Senegal, which saw them lose ground in the second Group B match.
“I agree that the performance was not good at all. We need to learn to defend better and avoid conceding early goals at critical phases of the game,” said Katsande.
He admitted that it was “very critical when you are playing in tournaments such as the Africa Cup of Nations to defend well”.
“You need to guard your goals jealously, said the Kaizer Chiefs anchor man.
“In the past two games [Algeria and Senegal], if you could recall, you will realise that we conceded the first goal in under 15 minutes.”
The hard-tackling midfielder believes strengthening their defence will give them an advantage over Tunisia.
“I think we are going to work on defending properly and try to get to at least 45, 50 or even 60 minutes without conceding. With the kind of players in our team and the quality we have, I think we are going to win matches in the future, especially the last group match against Tunisia.”
