Namibia not underestimating Tanzania in Afcon women’s qualifiers

Namibia won’t underestimate women’s Afcon foes

JOHANNESBURG, May 13 (ANA) – Namibia interim coach Uerikondjera Kasaona says there is plenty work ahead for her team if they are to be ready to face Tanzania in their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier next month.

“We have a lot of respect for Tanzania and we know the strength and power of that team because we have played them on numerous occasions,” former national team star Kasaona says.

“We are, however, not focused on them right now, we want to get the team up and running as soon as possible.”

The Women’s Super Cup that was played in Windhoek served as a scouting platform for all women’s national team coaches and technical teams.

Kasoana, who replaced Robert Nauseb after his contact ended recently, adds that the current crop of players selected are all from different regions of the country.

“The Women’s Super Cup really helped the players to keep fit and in shape, the cup also produced talented and skilful players from the regions that we will incorporate in the current squad that played against Angola in the International Friendlies.

“We started with gym sessions and the field training, but we are still waiting for confirmation for when the training camp officially starts.”

The two nations will battle it out between June 7 and 15, with the first leg in Tanzania. The winner will advance to the second and final round of qualifiers to face either Malawi or Zambia in October.

The Women’s Nations Cup will act as the qualifiers for the global showpiece, the Women’s World Cup to be played in Australia and New Zealand, with the four semi-finalists securing places at the 2023 finals. – African News Agency (ANA), Editing by Michael Sherman