Aisha Buhari Cup: We’ll Fight for Honours, Mali Coach Dares Falcons

The head coach of Mali’s women national team, Saloum Mohamed Houssein, has insisted that his team will challenge for honours at the forthcoming Aisha

The Female Eagles of Mali will battle out with hosts and reigning African champions Nigeria and Morocco in Group A of the six-nation tournament organised in honour of Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, with its theme Playing for Good.

While lauding Aisha Buhari for supporting women’s football, the former Mali international is gladdened by his side’s chances of testing themselves against powerhouses on the continent. “First of all, I salute the initiative of Nigeria’s First Lady, Dr Aisha Buhari and the support towards the girls and women teams that were selected for the tournament,” Houssein told ABC Media.

The Malians will hope to use the Aisha Buhari Cup as part of preparations for their first-round showdown with Guinea in the 2022 Women Africa Cup of Nations race in October 2021.

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