WINDHOEK, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's U-20 soccer team will face Botswana in Windhoek on Sunday for the second leg of their tie in the 2019 CAF Under-20 AFCON qualifying tournament.
The first leg was played a fortnight ago in Gaborone and Namibia's coach Gerald Guther says he expects his team to perform if they wish to proceed to the next stage of the competition.
"After a goalless match in Gaborone, we came back to the drawing board to see what we can improve on. The boys did quite well and there were a few things we needed to work on especially being able to score goals and I think the preparation from the past weeks has enabled us to do just that," he said.
Guther said Botswana will not be an easy task but he is of the view that his team is ready.
According to the coach the inclusion of twelve youth players in the previous national senior team match, boosted the performance of most of the young players.
The winner of the Namibia/Botswana tie will proceed to the second round to face Congo in May with the winner of that meeting advancing to the third and final round of the qualifiers were Senegal or Egypt awaits in July.
The final tournament will be hosted by Niger in 2019 with the four semi-finalists qualifying for the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup.
