The Tafel Lager Brave Warriors goes to Senegal for the first leg of their 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H qualifiers hopeful and determined to make it count against the Lions of Teranga on Saturday.
Namibia are taking on Senegal in the most key matches of the group in four days and captain Peter Shalulile and goalkeeper Virgil Vries reckons it’s all to play for on Saturday in Thies, Senegal.
” We still believe, the players are positive and we take it one game at a time. We are not under pressure and hoping for the best on Saturday” states Shalulile.
The lethal striker adds that the back to back games against Senegal are vital in the group.
” We discussed it and the boys are aware of how key these games are and we go to fight for a win or a draw and take it to our next game. We are capable” .
Vries, who missed out on match day one and two due to COVID-19 protocols is rearing to go as well.
” I’m just glad to be back to represent my country and we still believe we can go there and do our best and see how it turns out. We are ready to go and fight and do our part. We have each other and that counts a lot for our cause”, Vries says.
Shalulile concludes that teamwork was key for the team’s journey in this qualifiers.
” I don’t want to put pressure on myself. We have quality players and if they score and I don’t that important because it’s all about the team and the project. International football is mor demanding and different to club football”, he states in relation to his consistent goalscoing exploits for Mamelodi Sundowns.
Namibia will face Senegal away on 9 October and then on 12 October at Orlando Stadium in Soweto in the return leg of Group H.
The Tafel Lager Brave Warriors will leave for Senegal on 7 October 2021 and returns to Johannesburg on 10 October.
Senegal leads Group H on six points with Namibia second on four points, three points ahead of Congo in third place with Togo pointless.
After these two Senegal games, the Tafel Lager Brave Warriors will next visit to Congo and a host of Togo as the group action concludes on November, 13-16.
Here is the 25 Tafel Lager Brave Warriors in camp : Calvyn Spiegel, Kamaijanda Ndisiro, Lodyt Kazapua, Virgil Vries, Ivan Kamberipa, Charles Hambira, Immanuel Heita, Larry Horaeb, Aprocious Petrus, Dynamo Fredericks, Alfeus Handura, Wesley Katjiteo, Marcel Papama, Absalom Iimbondi, Issaskar Gurirab, , Riaan Hanamub Gebhardt Ananias, Teberius Lombardt, Denzil Haoseb, Deon Hotto, Willy Stephanus, Elmo Kambindu, Peter Shalulile, Joslin Kamatuka, Benson Shilongo.
Source: Namibia Football Association (NFA)
