WINDHOEK, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's 'Brave Warriors' will face in-form Zimbabwe's 'Warriors' in the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers second round first leg on July 15 at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia.
Namibia football coach, Ricardo Mannetti on Monday said he remains positive as a coach and will prepare his team to win.
"We will give our best and I hope our best will be good enough against Zimbabwe. We need to face reality and know they are very active and have players from Cosafa winning team and that will be a difficult side to play against," he said.
According to Mannetti, Zimbabwe are clear favorites having won the Cosafa Cup on July 9 with a squad made up mainly of local-based players.
"The team we will play against will have the addition of CAPS United players who campaigned in the CAF Champions League over last weekend," Mannetti added.
The CHAN is a competition organized by CAF to give local-based players of each country a chance to compete at continental level, as they are always overshadowed by players who play abroad.
The winner of Namibia versus Zimbabwe clash will face either Lesotho or Comoros in the road to Kenya 2018. The fifth edition of the CHAN tournament will be held in Kenya between Jan. 11and Feb. 2, 2018.
