The Mimos were forced to a draw (1-1) by Usma last Sunday. Asec (2nd, 5 points) managed to stay in the race for qualification in the Caf Cup, remaining tied with Asc Jaraaf. Julien Chevalier, after the meeting, indicated that his team must know how to travel six days before the crucial duel against Jaraaf.
“It’s obvious that we had failures, otherwise we would have won. Now, you know, it’s a match, it’s played by two people, with an opponent too. We had control because we were at home, at home. And then the opponent too, I think that when he comes, I think he comes to manage the meeting. Make sure you don’t lose. For us, the difficulty is above all, I was talking about maturity, personality at an individual level to be able to continue playing, continue to bring out the ball cleanly. (…) Very, very few chances, but as soon as we end up cashing in on the rare opportunity they have, it confuses people a little bit. Right away, we have to let things rebalance. (…) If we did not succeed in winning, it is because we have shortcomings and they are not of today. We must continue to work to erase them. Despite everything, we stood up to a great opponent, more experienced than us on the field,” underlined the Frenchman.
The issue is now clear. The final will be played on January 12 away against the Senegalese. Tied on points with the vice-champion of Senegal, the Mimos are obliged to succeed in Dakar at the risk of compromising their qualification.
“We had to achieve the best possible result to be in the best possible conditions to seek qualification. Indeed, it presents itself as an important match for the qualification of the two teams. So a sort of final, even if in the end, there will be one left behind. So we will have to go and achieve the best possible result and this time away. We must recognize that matches in the first phase, like that of Orapa, made us grow. It’s up to us to show that we are capable of learning, to show that we are capable of finding solidity. You will have to know how to travel. It’s important in Africa. Let’s hope that the next trip is the right one,” he confided.
The people of Dakar are therefore warned. The young people of Sol Béni will want to achieve an exploit away from home so as not to fall into the calculations on the last day.
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