Namibia national team head coach Collin Benjamin has warned Harambee Stars to brace for a gruelling match when the two sides clash on Tuesday 19 November.Kenya is scheduled to confront Namibia in a must-win 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final qualifier match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa.Namibia will be playing for pride in the game having been locked out of laying hands on the remaining AFCON ticket in Group J of the qualifiers.##NAJAVA_MECA_8494769##Cameroon is already through to the finals as it tops the group with ten points, two ahead of second-placed Zimbabwe.Kenya has four points against her name and will have to beat both Zimbabwe and Namibia to join Cameroon in booking a ticket to the finals, set for Morocco next year.Benjamin has vowed to make it difficult for both Cameroon and Kenya and save himself the shame of exiting the qualifiers without a win or a point at the very least.##NAJAVA_MECA_8494950##“We are out of the competition but that does not mean the upcoming games will be run in the park, all the other teams want to qualify and we are going to make it worth their while,” he said in an interview with the Namibian Federation.Bwire, Sakari join Harambee Stars camp in South AfricaThe Brave Warriors have lost all four qualifier matches played so far.They opened their AFCON qualification in September with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of five-time African champions, Cameroon.Their second match saw them fall 2-1 to Kenya in the same month at the Orlando Stadium in South Africa.Firat slams Zimbabwe’s FA decision to host deciding AFCON Qualifier fixture in PolokwaneIn October they played back-to-back matches against Zimbabwe, losing their home game 1-0 and Zimbabwe capitalized on their home advantage to win 3-1.Their results have left many shocked considering that they did incredibly well in the 2023 AFCON finals held in February this year in Ivory Coast, where they reached the knockout stage.
