Hindjou trusts Warriors
Former Brave Warriors captain Congo Hindjou is confident of the national senior football team reaching the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship (Chan).
The former midfielder, who represented the country at its first appearance at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) tournament, the African Nations Cup in 1998 in Burkina Faso, said this to Nampa on Monday at the team's hotel in Marrakech.
Congo Hindjou said he is happy with the team's performance in their opening game at the championship.
“It's really important that the team won their first match at the competition as it will give them motivation to do well with their remaining games at the tournament,” he said. He added that Sunday's results are important for every Namibian, looking at how the team worked hard to qualify for the championship.
“What was really good to see on Sunday was collecting the three points against a power house like Ivory Coast who had a strong team that has been having active football all the time, unlike our players who just start playing league football three months ago,” Hindjou said.
He said he saw the team's potential when Namibia defeated Zimbabwe in November during the Hage Geingob Cup at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek.
“I told Mannetti when we won the President's Cup that he gave us hope and I was confident from then that we will do well in Morocco,” Hindjou said, adding how great the team composition is at the moment.
In their opening match at the African Nations Championship, Namibia beat Ivory Coast 1-0 at the Stade de Marrakech on Sunday.
The Brave Warriors are in Group B alongside Ivory Coast, Uganda and Zambia.
They are currently second on the log, level on three points with group leader Zambia, who have a better goal difference after they beat Uganda 3-1 at the same stadium on Sunday night.
The Brave Warriors' next game will be against Uganda tonight at the Grand Stade de Marrakech.
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The former midfielder, who represented the country at its first appearance at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) tournament, the African Nations Cup in 1998 in Burkina Faso, said this to Nampa on Monday at the team's hotel in Marrakech.
Congo Hindjou said he is happy with the team's performance in their opening game at the championship.
“It's really important that the team won their first match at the competition as it will give them motivation to do well with their remaining games at the tournament,” he said. He added that Sunday's results are important for every Namibian, looking at how the team worked hard to qualify for the championship.
“What was really good to see on Sunday was collecting the three points against a power house like Ivory Coast who had a strong team that has been having active football all the time, unlike our players who just start playing league football three months ago,” Hindjou said.
He said he saw the team's potential when Namibia defeated Zimbabwe in November during the Hage Geingob Cup at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek.
“I told Mannetti when we won the President's Cup that he gave us hope and I was confident from then that we will do well in Morocco,” Hindjou said, adding how great the team composition is at the moment.
In their opening match at the African Nations Championship, Namibia beat Ivory Coast 1-0 at the Stade de Marrakech on Sunday.
The Brave Warriors are in Group B alongside Ivory Coast, Uganda and Zambia.
They are currently second on the log, level on three points with group leader Zambia, who have a better goal difference after they beat Uganda 3-1 at the same stadium on Sunday night.
The Brave Warriors' next game will be against Uganda tonight at the Grand Stade de Marrakech.
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