Former Black Queens manager Yusif Basigi has made some recommendations to the new head coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren ahead of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
Basigi guided the Queens to third place in the WAFCON in 2016 and a group stage appearance in 2014.
Basigi won gold with the Black Queens at the 2015 Africa Games.
In a lead up to the continental topflight, Black Queens acquired the services of Swede manager Kim Lars Bjorkegren who will be in charge of the team after Nora Hauptle signed for the Copper Queens of Zambia.
Bjorkegren with several years of experience will have his toughest test as a manager after doings majority of his managerial work in club football in USA, China, Cyprus and Sweden.
Basigi admonished Bjorkegren to pay particular attention to Nora Hauptle’s note as well as the pool of talent she used during her tenure. “The new coach must review Nora’s report from where she left off. The coach should have an idea of which players will have the temperament for such tournament. You may have good players but may not have the character when it comes to playing big tournaments of this sort”, he told 3sports
The Women’s Afcon will kickstart on July 5 with the Black Queens in Group C with defending champions South Africa, Tanzania and Mali.
