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Chang plans to strengthen Wuhan Jiangda; Ganai proud of Sabah’s fight

Chang plans to strengthen Wuhan Jiangda; Ganai proud of Sabah’s fight

Wuhan: Head coach Chang Weiwei was not too disheartened despite seeing his Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC fall to a 2-0 defeat to Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women’s FC in their final AFC Women's Champions League™ 2024/25 Group A match on Wednesday.
The defeat left Wuhan Jiangda in third spot, needing favourable results from Group B and C on Saturday if Chang's side are to advance to the knockout stage as one of the two best third-placed finishers.
#AWCL | Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC (CHN) 0 - 2 Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women’s FC (KOR)

#AWCL | Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC (CHN) 0 - 2 Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women’s FC (KOR)

Having seen how his team performed in the three group matches, Chang is eyeing  reinforcements should they progress.

"After three consecutive games, everyone's physical strength has been challenged to the limit,” said Chang. “We have tried our best but we have to admit that our players cannot meet certain requirements presently."
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"If we can qualify, I believe we will make some changes in the next stage and strive to participate in more Asian and international competitions, which will be of great help to the team.

"Although we lost the game, we will not be discouraged. We will continue to work hard, analyse our own shortcomings, solve these problems and continue on the road of progress."
#AWCL | Sabah FA (MAS) 2 - 2 Abu Dhabi Country Club (UAE)

#AWCL | Sabah FA (MAS) 2 - 2 Abu Dhabi Country Club (UAE)

Sabah FA, meanwhile, secured their only point after a battling 2-2 draw with UAE's Abu Dhabi Country Club, having played for more than an hour with a player less.

Head coach Justin Ganai was immensely proud of the Malaysian side’s performance and is hopeful the experience will help the development of his players and team.
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“I'm very proud of my players who played really well with 10 players,” said Ganai. “Maybe it could have been different if we had played with 11. Congratulations to Abu Dhabi for qualifying. 

“This was a very good experience for the players. It's a shame that we couldn't give every player a chance to play because we wanted to finish with a win.”

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