More headaches for Mannetti
The Brave Warriors are losing the race against time to get two of their key players fit and ready for their next big match.
Striker Panduleni 'Kaka' Nekundi is likely to miss the Brave Warriors clash against Zambia, due to an abdominal muscle injury.
The Brave Warriors will host Zambia on 8 September in a crucial 2019 Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.
The 2017/18 Namibia Premier League (NPL) season top goal scorer is struggling to recover from his injury.
“Yes, Nekundi is a huge doubt for the game against Zambia because he has not recovered from the muscle injury for a while now. He has been carrying this problem since the Cosafa tournament and it is proving hard for him to shake it off,” Mannetti said.
“We are just going to work with what we have at the moment and hope we can do better against Zambia.”
Nekundi has been clinical in front of goal after bagging 15 goals during the 2017/18 premier league season for his club African Stars.
He joins another attacking player, Peter Shalulile, on the injury list.
Shalulile has been nursing an ankle injury and is also a doubt for the match against Zambia.
After the Zambia match, Namibia will play Mozambique on 10 and 13 October and finish off the year with a date at home against Guinea-Bissau on 16 November.
Namibia last participated in the Afcon tourney in 2008, when it was hosted in Ghana.
The Brave Warriors will host Zambia on 8 September in a crucial 2019 Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.
The 2017/18 Namibia Premier League (NPL) season top goal scorer is struggling to recover from his injury.
“Yes, Nekundi is a huge doubt for the game against Zambia because he has not recovered from the muscle injury for a while now. He has been carrying this problem since the Cosafa tournament and it is proving hard for him to shake it off,” Mannetti said.
“We are just going to work with what we have at the moment and hope we can do better against Zambia.”
Nekundi has been clinical in front of goal after bagging 15 goals during the 2017/18 premier league season for his club African Stars.
He joins another attacking player, Peter Shalulile, on the injury list.
Shalulile has been nursing an ankle injury and is also a doubt for the match against Zambia.
After the Zambia match, Namibia will play Mozambique on 10 and 13 October and finish off the year with a date at home against Guinea-Bissau on 16 November.
Namibia last participated in the Afcon tourney in 2008, when it was hosted in Ghana.
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