Amajimbos midfielder, Sibongakonke Mbatha has admitted that he and his teammates were caught off-guard by the Malians in their second match of the African Youth Championships.
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Mbatha, who is with the School of Excellence and scored a goal in Amajimbos’ 2-2 draw in the AYC opener with Ivory Coast , told the South African Football Association (SAFA) media that he had hoped to carry on his goal scoring trend against Mali, however was thankful that they did not lose the match.
“All I know for a fact is that we could not lose that match, the Malians caught us off-guard in the opening minutes of the match and when we were 2-0 down, we all knew as players that we needed to do something,” Mbatha admits to SAFA media.
“I wish I had also managed to score in that match, that would have helped us, as I had an opportunity in the first half, but my teammates are some of the best players I have ever played with and we managed to come back into that match, " he said.
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The young midfielder also harbours ambitions of being part of the U17 squad which could travel to Chile later this year for the U17 FIFA World Cup should he and teammates overcome Cameroon this coming Sunday.
