Total U-20 AFCON: 'I didn’t want Gambia to slap me twice' - Black Satellites coach Karim Zito

Black Satellites head coach Karim Zito says 'he didn't want Gambia to slap him twice' after leading his side into the final of the on-going Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

The Satellites defeated Gambia 1-0 in the semi-finals of the competition, having lost 2-1 to the same opponent in the group stages.

Precious Boah's 33rd minute goal was enough to secure a slim victory on Monday.

Speaking at the post-match conference, coach Zito said, "Coaching is about putting your thinking into action."

"I studied them and revisited the match they played against us then I saw that we give them enough space to operate because they are full of techniques that is the number, 14, 20, 10, 8 and 12.

"We tried something called tracking and getting free, track them, get free and play so we denied them the space for them to operate."

He added, "So that is what I saw and we planned against that."

"Psychologically, the attitude was different and we were more determined to win than Gambia even though they are here to win but because of the previous results I didn’t want them to slap me twice."

The Black Satellites will face Uganda in the final match of the 2021 Africa U20 Cup of Nations scheduled for Saturday, March 6 at the Stade Olympique de Nouakchott.