Harambee Stars head coach Engin Firat is not the only tactician disappointed for having to play all home 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in a different country.Even his Namibia counterpart Benjamin Collin is complaining about the lack of a certified CAF stadium.Kenya U20 team set to play English Premier League side in two friendliesNamibia, like Harambee Stars, have played all their home matches away from home because they do not have a CAF-approved stadium.Speaking after his side fought to a barren draw with Harambee Stars, Collin termed it as “abnormal” in this day and age to have to luck an international standard stadia.##NAJAVA_MECA_8511236##“Today (Tuesday) we played in a facility that can host 30,000 fans and it would have made a big difference to get such support at home.It is not normal that our fans can be denied such an opportunity and I hope our government is doing something to rectify the situation,” he said.TACTICAL ANALYSIS: Why Harambee Stars failed to register shot on target against NamibiaAfter failing to qualify for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco by finishing bottom of the group, Namibia will now focus on the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers which resume in March as the team lies second in their group.“The biggest lesson we have learnt in this campaign is that margins are very small in African games and if you have a good defence then your chances of winning are good. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8511301##As much as we are disappointed not to qualify we await for the next window to begin another campaign,” he said.Apart from not being able to play at home the Namibia coach just like Firat said he had lacked some key players at different stages of the qualifiers.Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee’s bold way forward for Harambee Stars after failed AFCON qualification“We are disappointed not to have qualified. When you take part in a tournament you always want to win and that was our case because we missed six or seven players who were not available for the qualifiers.”
