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By: FS
26/01/2012 14:22 GMT
26/01/2012 14:22 GMT
2012 Afcon/Niger: ‘ We are hoping for better Friday’ – Mena coach Doula
Niger coach Harouna Doula has said their opening Afcon defeat against Gabon has motivated them and will serve them better face Tunisia
The Menas face Tunisia on Friday on the back of a two nil defeat against Gabon while Tunisia are on a high after the derby win over Morocco. However Douala feels his team can put up a strong performance.
"We know we could have done better on Monday against Gabon. Now we are going in search of Niger's first ever Nations Cup points," coach Harouna Doula told AFP.
"We were disappointed in our performance in our first match, but there were a lot of reasons, the pressure of playing our first Cup game, the pressure of playing the co-hosts....
"We are hoping for better on Friday."
Doula added: "We became a little destabilised against Gabon. Are there any positives we can take from that game? Well I think we played as well as we could, even though we've done better in the past.
"We're preparing ourselves psychologically for Morocco."
"We know we could have done better on Monday against Gabon. Now we are going in search of Niger's first ever Nations Cup points," coach Harouna Doula told AFP.
"We were disappointed in our performance in our first match, but there were a lot of reasons, the pressure of playing our first Cup game, the pressure of playing the co-hosts....
"We are hoping for better on Friday."
Doula added: "We became a little destabilised against Gabon. Are there any positives we can take from that game? Well I think we played as well as we could, even though we've done better in the past.
"We're preparing ourselves psychologically for Morocco."
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