Ethiopia’s coach Wubetu Abate has urged his players to have their eyes on the quarters slot when they face Libya in their last group stage match tonight at the 19 May Stadium in Annaba in the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN).This will be one of the two matches set to wrap up Group A action, with Mozambique taking on Algeria in the other match at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Baraki at the same time.Eliud Kipchoge, Faith Kipyegon crowned 2022 finest in SOYA AwardsHosts Algeria have already secured a spot in the quarters after winning their group matches back to back, leaving the other qualification spot open to either Mozambique or Ethiopia.To progress to the quarters, Ethiopia have to beat the Mediterranean Knights who have already been eliminated and hope that Mozambique loses to Algeria to settle the qualification on goal difference.##NAJAVA_MECA_6962825##”We play against a very good Libya team that has unfortunately lost two matches. We only have one point but we know if we win tomorrow we will have a chance of qualification though it doesn’t all depend on us. We will try to give our best. Maybe they will be more comfortable than us because they have less pressure. The fact that they have to play for their pride and that of the nation becomes more difficult,” Abate said.Poor finishing was the undoing of the Walia Ibex as they are yet to score in two games so far but Abate is confident they will turn the corner against Libya.”I don’t want to think about the past. We missed a lot of chances. We played well in some moments, but we can’t win without scoring. We need to score to win, but we are not going to play as a desperate team. We are going to manage the game. My job as a coach is to build a team from defence to attack. If we are not creating chances it becomes a problem. Interestingly we are creating chances, so we will score – hopefully against Libya,” he added.##NAJAVA_MECA_6962096##In the other match, Mozambican coach Chiquinho Conde said that his team is eyeing victory against the hosts as they seek to take up the other qualification spot.The Mambas sit second on the table standings and can go top of the group should they defeat the Desert Foxes in what is expected to be a tightly contested game.”It will be a difficult match. Algeria is the host country. It has a very impressive and ambitious crowd. We will continue to study our opponent who has already qualified for the quarterfinals,” Conde said.
