Jongwe on loss

hosts tomorrow afternoon at Sinaba Stadium before they return home.
The Mighty Warriors, who had a good first half, where they wasted a lot of chances with strikers Rudo Neshamba and Rutendo Makore the culprits, were punished in the 62nd minute when Banyana skipper Amanda Dlamini headed home.
The goal took off pressure from a jittery South Africa who were playing their first match since returning from the London Olympics Games.
But the hosts’ performance left a lot to be desired for the team which is going to the African Cup of Nations finals in Equatorial Guinea next week.
Jongwe said they exposed the hosts and could have buried them in the first half.
“We played fairly well but our conversion rate was not high, but that is the use of friendly matches to observe some of these things. There was a slight change to the game in the second half as the South Africans became physical and we couldn’t apply the same tactics to a team which is going to the Nations Cup. We told our players to cool down and not retaliate,” said Jongwe.
The former CAPS United gaffer said the Olympic finalists don’t seem to have gained much from playing at the Summer Games in London. South Africa are in the same Nations Cup group as hosts Equatorial Guinea, Senegal, and Democratic Republic of Congo.
“Maybe, since it was a friendly match, but they don’t look to have gained much from their participation at the Olympics. They don’t look much better than when we played them previously and are still the same old South Africa, slow and tactically not sound,” said Jongwe.
The mentor said his charges showed a huge improvement and hailed the ongoing Marange Resources Women’s National Soccer League.
“We have benefited from our league as the performance by our team shows they are fit and you cannot compare this to previous matches when you would have to start from scratch.
“But now the players come with better tactical approach and we work on few things,” said Jongwe.
The coach said they will throw into the fray some of the players who did not play at Dobsonville on Saturday night.
“We have no reason not to win but football being football anything can happen. All the players will get a run on Tuesday as these friendly matches are also giving us a perfect platform to assess all our players,” said Jongwe.
New Orleans defender Sicelo Dube earned her first cap when she was thrown into the fray in the second half.
and she watched in agony as her perfect pass was wasted by Neshamba.
Banyana Banyana coach Joseph Mkhonza said the match helped him with the assessment he wanted before selecting his final squad.
“The Zimbabweans are always a tough side to play, either at home or away but the match gave us an opportunity to try out several combinations ahead of the Caf Women Championships,” said Mkhonza.
Teams
South Africa: T. Mndaweni, J. Wyk,  N. Sikiti (S. Ngubane 50th minute), N. Vilakazi, L. Mabatle, Z. Cele, L. Smeda, R. Jane, A. Dlamini, N. Matlou (A. Mgcoyi 69th minute), P. Modise (S. Mollo 80th minute).
Zimbabwe: O. Chingawo, E. Chibanda, D. Bhobho, P. Mujuru, R. Mutyavaviri, T. Mandaza (E. Jeke 80th minute), M. Nyaumwe, F. Muzongondi, N. Ndlovu (S. Dube 72nd minute), R. Neshamba (E. Msipa 79th minute), R. Makore (K. Basopo 87th minute).