RSS
ATOM
Senegal's Demba Ba: Success will come for us
The Newcastle United attacker believes that the Teranga Lions will soon taste victory at the 2012 Afcon in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea
|
Sign up with 188BET for a FREE bet up to £25 – Great Prices, Every Game |
|
Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £100 in free bets! |
|
Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to £25 |
|
Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200 |
|
Sign up with Paddy Power for a free bet up to £50 |
Jan 25, 2012 11:30:00 AM
By Peter Pedroncelli
Getty Images
Senegal striker Demba Ba is confident that the Teranga Lions will put their loss to Zambia out of their minds and make a success of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Lions are considered amongst the favourites to win the tournament, but they were surprised in a 2-1 defeat against the Chipolopolo on the opening day of the competition.
Despite the setback, the Newcastle attacker is certain that their second Group A game on Wednesday against co-hosts Equatorial Guinea will be an entirely different story.
"Success will come for us, of that I have no doubt," Ba told reporters at a training session in Bata, where the match will take place.
Much has been said about Senegal's impressive firepower up front, but the strikers were only able to score one goal against Zambia, and it was not enough to win the game. Ba was humble when he explained that in certain games things simply do not go the way a person wants them to, and no amount of effort can change that.
"Often, you can close your eyes, hit and score. Sometimes, you try every trick in the book but the ball refuses to go in," he said.
The Teranga Lions will take on the co-hosts, before ending the group stage with a game against Libya.
The Lions are considered amongst the favourites to win the tournament, but they were surprised in a 2-1 defeat against the Chipolopolo on the opening day of the competition.
Despite the setback, the Newcastle attacker is certain that their second Group A game on Wednesday against co-hosts Equatorial Guinea will be an entirely different story.
"Success will come for us, of that I have no doubt," Ba told reporters at a training session in Bata, where the match will take place.
Much has been said about Senegal's impressive firepower up front, but the strikers were only able to score one goal against Zambia, and it was not enough to win the game. Ba was humble when he explained that in certain games things simply do not go the way a person wants them to, and no amount of effort can change that.
"Often, you can close your eyes, hit and score. Sometimes, you try every trick in the book but the ball refuses to go in," he said.
The Teranga Lions will take on the co-hosts, before ending the group stage with a game against Libya.
| Sign up with 188BET for a FREE bet up to £25 – Great Prices, Every Game |
|
| Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £100 in free bets! |
|
| Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to £25 |
|
| Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200 |
|
| Sign up with Paddy Power for a free bet up to £50 |
|
Thank you for your comment!
Please enter your name
Please enter your location
Please share your comment!
3 Comments
Advertisement
Inside Goal.Com
-
Champions League Player Ratings: Basel 1-0 Bayern
Goal.com assesses the individuals on show as the Swiss champions shocked the Bavarian giants at St. Jakob-Park
-
Champions League Player Ratings: Marseille 1-0 Inter
Goal.com evaluates the performances of those involved in the last 16 clash at the Stade Velodrome, a game decided by Andre Ayew's last-gasp goal
-
Player Ratings: Manchester City 4-0 Porto
Roberto Mancini's side book their place in the last 16 with a convincing victory thanks to goals from Aguero, Dzeko, Silva and Pizarro
-
Lavezzi sends Napoli close to dreamland
The Azzurri have half-a-foot in the quarter-finals after claiming their latest San Paolo scalp, but the Londoners will be thanking their lucky stars the defeat wasn't heavier
-
Real Madrid should have killed off CSKA Moscow
Jose Mourinho's men went ahead through Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half strike, but the Portuguese missed two good chances to make the game safe and his side paid the price
Advertisement
Advertisement
