Black Queens coach Kim Lars Bjokegren has attributed his side’s defeat to South Africa to a loss of concentration.
Ghana opened their 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) with a 2-0 defeat against the defending champions on Monday.
First-half strikes from Linda Motlhalo and Jermaine Seoposenwe sealed the win for the Bayana Bayana.
The West Africans had chances to score in the second half after strikes against the post from Alice Kusi and Evelyn Badu.
“We were the better team the first half hour until the goal came. They scored from the penalty; it came from nowhere after that, we gave them the opportunity to score another one, and that is a problem. We lost a little bit of concentration,” said Bjorkegren.
Despite the defeat, the Swedish trainer was impressed with the performance and not the result.
“Otherwise, I think the performance was pretty good, I will say. We knew we were playing the previous champions and maybe the potential of the toughest game we can play,” he added.
Ghana will next face Mali in their next Group C games before engaging Tanzania in their final match.
