Namibia head coach Collin Benjamin insists there is still a lot at stake in Tuesday’s dead rubber 2025 Africa Cup of Nations match against Kenya in Polokwane City.With both sides out of contention for a place in next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals, Benjamin says there is still plenty to play for.Firat admits to challenges in motivating Harambee Stars players ahead of Namibia clash“It will be an exciting game for both teams who have pride to play for and so we are going to give it our best shot,” he said.Speaking on his team’s performance in these qualifiers, Benjamin said he was satisfied with how the team performed given the circumstances.##NAJAVA_MECA_8457009##“First, we were in a transition period, experiencing a generational change. Even though we didn’t do well, we have grown a lot as a team looking at the small margins we lost with.Our last match against Kenya was very tight, and we were beaten on the counter as we tried to go forward.Scottish-based Jonah Ayunga on how his family in Kisii reacted to maiden Harambee Stars goalIn Tuesday’s match we want to see how much we have grown and end the campaign on a good note,” he added.He said that this set of qualifiers have been a good learning curve for his side and hopes to build on the lessons to do better in the future.##NAJAVA_MECA_8494769##“It has been a good stage for us, especially in integrating the young players into the team.”Meanwhile, Benjamin is not disappointed after missing out on the 2025 AFCON.Why star midfielder Austin Odhiambo is disappointed with Gor Mahia fans“In the last AFCON, we did well no doubt. But you also must consider that before we qualified in 2019, we were doing it in ten years. Now we have managed to qualify twice in a row and that is big growth for the team. We must keep on working and getting better as a team.”
