Namibia :No Mean Football Nation

Eleven years after their last participation at the final phase of the Africa Nations Cup tournament, the Brave Warriors of Namibia have resurfaced in grand style. Even though most sports gurus had ruled them out of the tournament before the last day of play, the Brave Warriors of Namibia picked their qualification ticket on technical basis. Having registered the same number of points with Mozambique in Group K, the boys of head coach Ricardo Mannetti despite losing on the last day 0 – 3 to Zambia moved on.

The final results of the group matches meant Guinea Bissau finished top with nine points. Namibia and Mozambique were tied on second place with eight points each. However, according to FIFA rules, Namibia qualified because they were superior to Mozambique in the competition &nd...