Sports writer
Warriors Head Coach Michael Nees has described Group B where Zimbabwe has been paired with Egypt, South Africa and Angola as a balanced group.
The Africa Cup of Nations tournament will be held in Morocco in December.
“Three teams from Cosafa. No secrets here, the teams know each other very well. A derby against rivals Bafana Bafana again, and a clash with a skilful Angola side who havea different playing style. Not to mention North African powerhouses Egypt, record champions and one of the tournament favourites, who will come to Morocco definitely with all their stars and their best team,”said Nees.
“In my opinion, It’s a very balanced, strong and competitive group. Our first match will be against Egypt in Aghadir, our second against Angola and the final group game against Bafana Bafana, both those matches in Marakesh, where we will be based for the tournament. We need to be up to the challenge straight from the beginning, but with good preparations we can meet the challenge.
“As any other team, we want to go to the second round. We respect our opponents, but we have all self-belief in our own strength and skills to achieve this objective,”he said.
Sincetheir maiden appearance at Africa Cup of Nations in 2004, Zimbabwe has never made it beyond the group stages.