Mali today bounced back with a 3-0 victory over Turkey in their second Group B game at the D Y Patil Stadium here.
"At this level no game is easy, all are tough ones. After the loss (to Paraguay) we decided to treat each game as the final," said Komla after his team emerged convincing winners over Turkey.
Mali, who finished runners-up to fellow-Africans Nigeria in the 2015 edition of the championship, scored once in the first half after missing a spate of chances and then pumped in two more in the second half of the game.
Refusing to elaborate on how the team had prepared for the do-or-die game, Komla said that his boys worked on both offensive and defensive departments.
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"We had worked on both offense and defense as well as our mental aspect as it was important for our players to take on any opposition with confidence," said Komla.
"Our plans did succeed to some extent but we are not the finished product as yet. We have some more work to do."
"Ours is a team effort and the collective strength of the team is going to be intact. There are others to step into the breach," he said.
Meanwhile, Turkey coach Mehmet Hacioglu felt the physical difference between the two sides mattered and led to his side losing by a big margin.
"Before the tournament my biggest worry was the physical differences. The fact is very clear, we have not enough physical and fitness capabilities and it affected the result. Our biggest strength is technique but due to lack of physical capabilities we also lose our technical strengths," he said.
"We have the possibility to qualify for the next round by being one of the best third ranked teams. But when we look at these physical strengths during the play, I can say that our task will be very difficult," he said.