2024-01-17 09:39:00
South African national team striker Percy Tau spoke regarding missing a penalty kick once morest Mali in the match that his country lost.
South African national team striker Percy Tau spoke regarding missing a penalty kick once morest Mali in the match that his country lost.
Tau missed an early penalty kick before the boys conceded two goals, giving Mali a 2-0 win in their opening match at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Percy Tau said in statements to reporters: “This is not the start we wanted. If we had scored, I mean if I had scored a penalty kick, the match might have changed, but I missed it, so we failed to control the match.”
He added, “It is painful. I will try not to think regarding missing the penalty kick, because we still have two matches to play and we will try to achieve victories.”
The Al-Ahly striker concluded, “I am confident in our ability to qualify for the round of 16, but I feel pain now.”
South Africa – Mali – Percy Tau
South Africa won a penalty kick that Percy Tau saved, but he shot the ball wide of the goal.
This is the second time that Percy Tau has missed a penalty kick.
Throughout his career, Percy Tau took only 3 penalty kicks, the first of which he scored with South Africa once morest Sao Tome.
He missed the second with Al-Ahly once morest Al-Ittihad of Alexandria, and he missed the third in the ongoing match with South Africa once morest Mali.
The Mali national team, nicknamed the “Eagles,” punished Percy Tau, the South African player, following missing a penalty kick.
Hamare Traoré and Lassine Senayoko scored Mali’s goals within six minutes of the second half.
The meeting was moderated by Egyptian referee Mohamed Adel.
The Mali national team topped the group following the end of the first round, ahead of Namibia on goal difference, while the South African and Tunisia national teams had no points.
The Mali national team will play once morest Tunisia in the second round on Saturday, while South Africa will face the Namibia national team.
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