Go Brave Warriors!

Weekend editorials are normally reserved for hard-hitting issues of the day, including governance failings, discourses surrounding socio-economic problems and jumping on the bandwagon in terms current affairs debates. However, today we are going to show off our patriotism by joining thousands of fellow Namibians in drumming up support for the Brave Warriors ahead of their crunch 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea-Bissau at the Sam Nujoma stadium tomorrow. A win for the Warriors will put us on ten points and on top of Group K with one match to spare. Namibia can actually seal qualification for Cameroon, provided they avenge last year’s 1-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau and hope that the match between group rivals Zambia and Mozambique ends at least in a draw in Maputo. Ricardo Mannetti’s charges have really shown us they are capable of achieving glory against all odds, given the many problems bedevilling local football. The Brave Warriors now have to restore lost pride and qualify for Afcon 2019 by beating Guinea-Bissau, who are certainly no pushovers. The Warriors must focus fully and concentrate on finishing off the job against the visitors. Good luck gents!