IT’S NOT MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, SAYS Godknows MURWIRA

Eddie Chikamhi

Senior Sports Reporter

GODKNOWS Murwira doesn’t see it as Mission Impossible.

He is defiant that the weakened Warriors side, which lost 0-3 to Eswatini in the first leg of the CHAN 2025 first round qualifier, can still spring back to life and upset the hosts.

The two sides clash at the Mbombela Stadium in South Africa tomorrow.

The Warriors need to score at least four goals to gain straight passage to the final round of the qualifying matches against Madagascar next month.

Eswatini, who uses virtually their same AFCON/World Cup qualifiers squad for the CHAN qualifiers, are under the guidance of former Warriors coach Zdravko Logarusic. Murwira said:

“All I can say is that our performance was not a true reflection of the result,” Murwira said.

“We played better than the result suggests. So, we are going to try and rectify the mistakes we made when we conceded those goals and we are looking forward to scoring goals because we would want to proceed to the next round.”

The Warriors are made up of predominantly young players.

The match will kick off at 6pm tomorrow.

Coach Takesure Chiragwi has since called up the Dynamos duo of Emmanuel Jalai and goalkeeper Martin Mapisa to reinforce the side.

Murwira is expected to provide leadership on the pitch, with the support of other experienced players such as Obriel Chirinda, Brian Banda, Jalai and Mapisa.

“There were nerves in the first game. Some of the guys, it was their first call-up to the national team and the tempo, of course, was different,” said Murwira

“Now, going into the net game, everyone is ready. I think the nerves are now gone and everyone wants to demonstrate what they are made of.

“Obviously we are trailing but in the next encounter we will try and score as quickly as possible.”

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