DEBUTANT Elmo Kambindu and captain Dynamo Fredericks scored in the second half to lead the Brave Warriors to a comfortable 2-0 win over Comors Islands in Moroni on Friday afternoon in their 2020 African Nations Championship qualifying match.
The Brave Warriors will now take a healthy lead into their second leg match on Sunday, 4 August in Windhoek, which is a brilliant start for interim coach Bobby Samaria.
“The team was a little unfit, because we only had a short time to prepare while the weather conditions didn’t do us any favours as well but we came here with a belief and exceeded our expectations,” said Samaria.
He added that the second leg will be different proposition and called on the nation to support the team.
“All I can say is that they will come pushing for an early goal and we will devise a strategy to counter that. I know the public had different views out there, but it is important to rally behind the team for the greater good of our game,” he said.
Tickets for the much anticipated return leg in Windhoek are selling on Computicket outlets for N$30 each in advance and N$50 at the gates. Football House will have them ready for sale from 11h00 on Monday.
The overall winner will take on the winner of Madagascar versus Mozambique in the third and final round of the qualifiers.
The Brave Warriors against Comoros:
Ratanda Mbazuvara, Larry Horaeb, Ivan Kamberipa, Emilio Martin, Aprocious Petrus, Immanuel Heita, Dynamo Fredericks, Aubrey Amseb, Absalom Iimbondi, Junias Theophilus, Elmo Kambindu. – nfa.org.na
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