体坛英语资讯：Botswana lose 1-0 to Mauritania in AFCON
<p><span word="GABORONE">GABORONE</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 11-- <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heartbreaking">heartbreaking</span> 1-0 <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Mauritania">Mauritania</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> 2019 <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="AFCON">AFCON</span>) <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Francistown">Francistown</span> <span word="Sport">Sport</span> <span word="Complex">Complex</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 430<span word="km">km</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="Gaborone">Gaborone</span>.</p><p><span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Zebras">Zebras</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mauritania">Mauritania</span>, <span word="Angola">Angola</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Burkina">Burkina</span> <span word="Faso">Faso</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convert">convert</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="avalanche">avalanche</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> - <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>-<span word="cut">cut</span> - <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="possession">possession</span>, <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="frontline">frontline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span> (<span word="DRC">DRC</span>) <span word="based">based</span> <span word="Onkabetse">Onkabetse</span> <span word="Makgantai">Makgantai</span>, <span word="Omaatla">Omaatla</span> <span word="Kebatho">Kebatho</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Thero">Thero</span> <span word="Setsile">Setsile</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="boots">boots</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="goalless">goalless</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="whistle">whistle</span>, <span word="substitute">substitute</span> <span word="Soudani">Soudani</span> <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Abdullahi">Abdullahi</span> <span word="slotted">slotted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grounder">grounder</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="goalie">goalie</span> <span word="Mampule">Mampule</span> <span word="Masule">Masule</span>, <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mauritanian">Mauritanian</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="frenzy">frenzy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kudos">kudos</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="players">players</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mauritania">Mauritania</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Martins">Martins</span> <span word="Corentin">Corentin</span>.</p><p><span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Butler">Butler</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>. <span word="Enditem">Enditem</span></p>
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