Battle of Setsoto : underdog tag our advantage over Eagles- Senong
Lesotho coach Thabo Senong says his team’s underdog tag will be an advantage even as he hopes that Bloemfontein Celtic striker Motebang Sera can continue with his scoring form when they face Super Eagles at the Setsoto Stadium on Sunday.
Sera has hit target in back to back matches against SuperSport United and Highlands Park respectively.
Sesong has been cautious with his players insisting that they have to be in top form in their double header against Senegal and Nigeria.
The South Africa born coach believes underdog tag which his team has been given is an added advantage describing both Sierra leone and Nigeria as power houses of African football.
The tag he further noted will ginger his side to go the extra mile without necessarily playing under pressure.
“I am comfortable with us being tagged as underdogs because that will put us in a room of always working hard and focusing in our game because our job is to surprise the so-called big guns without any pressure,” Senong added.
“We are not under pressure and I will never put the players under pressure but we are focused on improving every individual and we are focused on improving the performance of Likuena and that will help us get the results we want, “he enthused in a chat with lesotho post.
Both Crocodiles and Eagles are have two 2021 Nations Cup qualifiers to prosecute in a spate of four days one home and one away.
While the Eagles host Squirrels of Benin Republic at the Nest of Champions in Uyo on Wednesday, the Crocodiles will have a date with Leone stars of Sierra Leone at the National Stadium in Freetown. Both teams will thereafter square up at the Setsoto Stadium on Sunday.
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Three weeks ago’, Lesotho suffered heartbreak when Likuena fell to Zimbabwe at the final hurdle in qualifying for the 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN) which robbed the nation of a first-ever continental appearance.