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Nees Targets Unbeaten AFCON Qualifying Campaign

4 months agoMon, 18 Nov 2024 12:49:11 GMT
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Nees Targets Unbeaten AFCON Qualifying Campaign

Warriors coach Michael Nees is determined to see his team complete the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign unbeaten when they face Group J leaders, Cameroon, on Tuesday afternoon.

Although Zimbabwe has already secured qualification for the 2025 AFCON finals, Nees is approaching the final match against Cameroon with the same level of seriousness.

Speaking to reporters, he said that a victory would not only boost the Warriors’ FIFA rankings but also help instil a winning mentality within the team. Said Nees (via The Herald):

We will play Cameroon with maximum concentration and focus. We are not getting into this game seeing it as a dead rubber, no. These games matter and they impact our rankings.

We need to win the match and finish strongly. You know the vibe that winning games can bring and can do to the team.

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That’s why we have to go out there and have a strong mentality and will to fight.

Hopefully we will do well and get a big result against a big opponent.

But travelling has been such a big issue as the fixture has been largely condensed. We train once or twice and then it’s match day.

The qualification has been a bit condensed. When a key player gets injured, you are sure to miss him for some games and there is also no time to train.

The Warriors secured a 1-1 draw against Kenya last Friday at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, a result that confirmed their qualification for the 2025 AFCON in Morocco.

Cameroon, who sealed their qualification with two matches to spare, lead the group with 11 points, two ahead of second-placed Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe’s squad has been slightly weakened, with France-based midfielder Marshal Munetsi on compassionate leave and defender Gerald Takwara ruled out due to a shoulder injury sustained in Friday’s game.

No replacements have been called up, and coach Michael Nees may give playing time to those who are yet to play in the ongoing qualifiers, including Brentford goalkeeper Marley Tavaziva and Dynamos defender Emmanuel Jalai.

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28 Comments

Collabo Reigns · 4 months ago
Zim 3 0 Cameroon
tavez.com · 4 months ago
kkk yatokandwa 1 kare zim
P@nkiller@ #Gudoguru · 4 months ago
Cameroon bhora🔥⚽
Anonymous · 4 months ago
Zimbabwe's defeat is earmarked for today......
ishe · 4 months ago
z draw
mukanya · 4 months ago
riri nguvai ⚽⚽⚽
👍 · 4 months ago
1-0 in favor of the warriors go guys go to Cameroon
progress · 4 months ago
mapeza,chidzambwa,vakapera avooo
Anonymous · 4 months ago
Vaita seyi Chidzambwa naMapeza...hatidi vanhu vanongorotomoka kana vasina chekutaura......
Ediots · 4 months ago
Nees is the 1st Zim football Coach that I've seen breath life into a corpse and it came to life. Atleast he has an understanding of what talent he is dealing with and exploiting the same to his advantage.
tavez.com · 4 months ago
Chidzambwa usamudherere wangu
general · 4 months ago
hala maWarriors
The Erudite · 4 months ago
LGBTQ GALZ we will win
GASEOUS · 4 months ago
Team Zimba must target WorldCup stage.We need fighters on this match.
Woodpecker · 4 months ago
Its not overconfidence but its having hope always.
Soccer Fan · 4 months ago
Michael Nees is doing a jolly good job. Well done ZIFA and Zimbabwe for being supportive. My beef with ZIFA and the whole nation is when there is a local coach (I avoid reference to colour). The soccer body is very unsupportive and sabotages our locals. The same applies to the ordinary soccer lovers. They fight any coach who is not from their favourite club. They will call names and demoralise any player who is not from their club. Even some players disrespect local coaches because they (the players) are imposed on the coach and supported by some mbinga or politician. The core business of our media houses becomes the tearing apart of any local coach and player who scored against their club. Come on Zimbabwe. We can do better.
progress · 4 months ago
watanga wrong local coaches havagonee unoda anikoo kumawariors
Legend it's now our time · 4 months ago
Legend it's now our time
Legend 21 · 4 months ago
It's not over until its over let's keep on fighting fellow Zimbabwean
dinosaur · 4 months ago
zvisinei all the best to our Warriors
mudembare · 4 months ago
aah Zimbabwe
7@$h!0n🎤 · 4 months ago
🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼
🌄🧱🍓🎊💞🍒🏆🍑🌽🍕👙 · 4 months ago
the man did it for the sixth time and now we are aiming for world cup to break history.we need to destroy barriers in our way for us to overcome.lets fight further than expected.if we beat Cameroon, Nigeria and other house holds in African football,it is another history in africa.so need is right.
Mhanduwe · 4 months ago
zvakanaka. optimism is good
All Souls · 4 months ago
over confidence Amana kaaa
The Curator · 4 months ago
Is it over-confidence or is it optimism?

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