Botswana head coach Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang is still hopeful that the Mares can compete with Nigeria, the reigning champions.

At the 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations, the debutantes will play the Super Falcons in their second Group C matchup on Thursday (today).

The match will happen at Rabat’s Prince Moulay Hassan Stadium.

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The Mares defeated Burundi 4-2 on Monday night to take the lead in Group C on goal differential over the South African Banyana Banyana.

“We fancy a good challenge. One thing for me as a coach, I want to play against the big coaches, and for the team, we want to face the best,” Nkutlwisang told CAFonline.com.

“That motivates us so we will go out there and show who we are as Botswana.”

The other Group C game on Thursday will feature South Africa vs. Burundi.