{"id":38035,"date":"2023-03-22T16:39:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T16:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/afcon-qualifiers-ferrer-wary-of-benin-threat"},"modified":"2023-03-22T17:01:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:01:52","slug":"afcon-qualifiers-ferrer-wary-of-benin-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/afcon-qualifiers-ferrer-wary-of-benin-threat","title":{"rendered":"AFCON Qualifiers: Ferrer wary of Benin threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda national team head coach Carlos Alos Ferrer maintains that Benin is still a dangerous side despite the Cheetahs lying at the bottom of Group L of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers without a single point.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrer hinted that Benin has some quality players who can make a difference on the pitch as they push to record their first victory of the qualifiers when they host Amavubi at the Stade de l&#8217;Amitie on Wednesday, March 22.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know that Benin has zero points at the moment but we also know the potential of the team. They are really a good side. Benin needs the points just like we do as well,&#8221; Alos stated in the pre-match press conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ<\/b>: AFCON Qualifiers: Five key battles as Rwanda take on Benin<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware of the threat Benin can pose. We know the top players they have like Sessi D&#8217;Almeida. We have monitored them and my team is well prepared for the game,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrer also stressed that he is not looking at the fact that Benin lost against Mozambique in Cotonou as he followed the match and the results were misleading.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you look at Benin&#8217;s last game here, the result was not a true reflection of the game. They lost 1-0 to Mozambique but I think they deserve to have at least a point from the encounter because they played well,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are here to do our job, but Benin can be dangerous, they have a new coach and things can change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish gaffer further reiterated that he has absolute confidence in his players as he hopes to qualify Rwanda to their second AFCON in history.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ<\/b>: Rubanguka misses Benin qualifier amid passport issues<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My motive is intact; it is to qualify Rwanda to the next AFCON. I have 100 percent trust in my players that we can achieve it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every game has a different approach so the strategy we will use against Benin will not be the same as the one we used against Senegal in Dakar, &#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda are third in the Group with one point from two games after drawing 1-1 with Mozambique and losing 1-0 to Senegal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Rwanda national team head coach Carlos Alos Ferrer maintains that Benin is still a dangerous side despite the Cheetahs lying at the bottom of Group L of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers without a single point. 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