Brave Warriors head coach, Bobby Samaria, said the team has to intensify its preparations for the game against Senegal if they are to get positive results in the World Cup qualification games.

A media statement issued on Saturday by the Namibia Football Association said the team moved its camp to Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday with only the local-based players for now in order to get the required fitness while other players based in other countries are expected to join from 04 October 2021.

Namibia will face Senegal on 09 October and then again on 12 October for the return leg.

‘We came here to intensify preparations for the Senegal games and with the setting and players coming in, we can only get to do what we are planning. These two games are very key to how we proceed in the qualifiers. It’s a crucial four or more points for us and then anything can happen,’ said Samaria.

Namibia is in group H, alongside Senegal who top the group with six points, while Namibia is second with four points. The Republic of Congo has one point, with Togo anchoring the group with no points.

As per the Confederation of African Football rules, only the team that finishes top of the group will progress to the next round where four teams will be placed in a group again and the top team will qualify for the world cup tournament that will be hosted in Qatar next year.

The team provisional squad is as follow: Calvin Spiegel, Kamaijanda Ndisiro, Lodyt Kazapua, Maximilian Mbaeva, and Virgil Vries, Ryan Nyambe, Riaan Hanamub, Ivan Kamberipa, Gebhardt Ananias, Larry Horaeb, Teberius Lombardt, Approcius Petrus, Denzil Haoseb, Charles Hambira, Immanuel Heita, Dynamo Fredericks, Alfeus Handura, Deon Hotto, Absalom Iimbondi, Wesley Katjiteo, Marcel Papama, Prins Tjiueza, Willy Stephanus, Elmo Kambindu, Issaskar Gurirab, Peter Shalulile, Joslin Kamatuka and Benson Shilongo.

Source: Tha Namibian Press Agency