Coach: Namibia "cannot relax" in AFCON qualifier against Mozambique

Source: Xinhua| 2018-10-15 21:45:43|Editor: Li Xia
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WINDHOEK, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Ricardo Mannetti says there will be no room for complacency when his Namibia national football team take on Mozambique here on Tuesday.

Namibia face Mozambique in the return fixture of their 2019 African Cup of Nations Group K qualifier, following their 2-1 win in Maputo on Saturday.

Head coach Mannetti said he is planning for a different game on Tuesday evening.

"On Tuesday night we will have a different game from the one in Maputo," said Mannetti. "Mozambique are a quality side that can play well, and we have to respect them and take them very seriously like we did in Maputo. We have to maintain the same intensity and approach. We need to keep to our objective of one game at a time as we aim for 10 points. We cannot relax now and I will not allow that."

The head coach added that he was proud that his team had come from behind to win away from home, saying that they now needed to be composed.

"For the first time in a long time, our national team have won away from home and we did it in style. Coming from behind, showing character and a great response that eluded us all these years. Now we need to build on that and Tuesday night offers us that platform," he added.

Namibia's final home game will be against Guinea-Bissau in November, before they visit Zambia in March 2019.

The winner and runner-up of Group K will qualify for the 32nd edition of the Total African Cup of Nations to be hosted by Cameroon from June 15 to July 13, 2019.

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