Deputy Minister of Sport, Youth & National Service, Emma Kantema-Gaomas, addressed the Brave Warriors at the AFCON village in Bouake, Ivory Coast, on Sunday, a day after their exit from the Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
The Brave Warriors were knocked out of the AFCON tournament after suffering a 3-0 defeat to Angola in the Round of 16 match played in Bouake, Ivory Coast on Saturday.
Brave Warriors' head coach, Collin Benjamin, started the match with the team that performed admirably against Mali in the final group match, but they were let down by a game plan that didn't work on the night.
The Brave Warriors are gearing up for their match against Mali tomorrow in Group E of the Africa Cup of Nations 2023.
It is the last round of group matches at the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. In Group E, Mali has already secured qualification to the round-of-16. However, South Africa, Namibia, and Tunisia await the results tomorrow as Tunisia takes on South Africa at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly stadium in Korhogo, while Namibia takes on Mali at the Laurent Pokou stadium in San Pedro.
Namibia's coach, Collin Benjamin, shared his thoughts on the 4-0 loss against South Africa in their Group E clash.
In their second AFCON 2023 match, South Africa bounced back perfectly in Pool E with a clear victory over neighboring Namibia.
South Africa responded in style after their initial defeat in the opening match of the AFCON tournament to Mali in Ivory Coast. They beat Namibia's Brave Warriors 4-0 on Sunday evening.
The Namibian national side's coach, Collin Benjamin, shared his thoughts after the game.
