WAFCON: Salgado says South Africa know what to expect from Senegal

South Africa wingback Gabriela Salgado says they have a good idea of what to expect when they take on Senegal in the quarterfinals of 2024 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco on Saturday.

The African champions will face Senegal seeking to remain on course to defend the title they won in 2022 at the Honneur Stadium in Oujda.

“We have watched clips of their games because we do a lot of video sessions to analyse opposition, so we have a good game plan going into the match,” Salgado told SAFA Media.

“We have to go out there and stick to the plan. It is a crucial game. We have the country expecting us to do well and we also owe it to ourselves because we want to defend the title.”

Salgado admitted South Africa had registered a bumpy start to the tournament including the 1-1 draw against Tanzania. “We did have a bumpy start but its normal in a tournament. We came from our clubs and we have worked very hard to implement what the coach worked on at training,” said Salgado.

“Some days things didn’t go according to plan but our hard work on the training field paid off. Things came together at the perfect time and we are ready for the remainder of the tournament.

“We know what is expected of us, we understand each other much better and we are going to give our best to progress to the next round. We are going to need each other and support from South Africans back home.

“We will go out there to give our best and hopefully get the result we want.”