South Africa U20 women's coach Simphiwe Dludlu has defended her side despite a 3-0 defeat to Nigeria in their 2019 African Games opener on Saturday.
Goals from Gift Monday, Zainab Olapade and Cynthia Aku for the Falconets condemned Basetsana to a losing start at the women's age-grade football event in Morocco.
The former international insists she was satisfied with her side's performance while blaming their loss at the Stade des Chenes on travel fatigue.
“I think our girls not having enough sleep, approximately not more than five hours leading to this match, played a part in us not doing well in our first group match,” Dludlu told media.