Sofapaka’s David Nshimirimana and Bandari’s Shassir Nahimana have earned spots in Burundi’s provisional squad that is set to enter camp in preparations for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Namibia in JuneBurundi men’s national team coach Etienne Ndayiragije included the two in the squad that has a total of 29 players.Batoto Ba Mungu captain Nshimirimana is making a return to the team after being snubbed in March when Burundi played Indonesia in an international friendly. He has been a mainstay in the Burundi national team defence but was shockingly overlooked.##NAJAVA_MECA_7283912##Speaking when naming the team on Saturday, Ndayiragije noted that they believe they assembled the best squad fo the task ahead, adding that they will be in for a rigorous schedule once everyone reports to camp.”We know the players we have invited are ready physically for international football and we will have a very tough training schedule, especially in the first couple of days and they will be ready for the game. We have the quality and we will begin physical preparations as we get the players mentally ready for this very difficult match,” the tactician said.Vihiga Queens pocket Ksh 1 million on coronation day, Kisumu All Starlets relegatedBurundi are in Group C of the qualifiers for the continental showpiece alongside Namibia and Cameroon.Kenya was in the same group but was barred from taking part in the qualifiers for the upcoming edition as it was currently serving a FIFA suspension.Burundi are third with just one point ahead of the encounter with Namibia who lead the group’s standings with five points while Cameroon are second with three points.
