Nakamba’s Afcon dream

Must Try

Trending

By Blessing Malinganiza

Warriors defender Marvelous Nakamba believes they will go far in the AFCON tournament which starts this month in Egypt.

Marvelous Nakamba (right), seen here in the company of teammate Kuda Mahachi
Marvelous Nakamba (right), seen here in the company of teammate Kuda Mahachi

Zimbabwe are playing the opener on June 21 against the hosts.

Nakamba says his team mates are made up of quality and are aiming for silverware in the tournament.

“We will give everything to stay there, every day until the last day.

“We will just try our best and pray to God for the best results. With the quality of the team l think we have time to push ourselves and to prepare.

“We have good players in the team, we’ve been pushing and helping each other to be the best.

”And I think we can achieve our goal,” he said.

The Club Brugge star joined camp in Durban on Sunday evening, started training yesterday has promised the better version of him in this year’s AFCON.

He was part of 2017’s squad in Gabon and says they now have experience and will rectify mistakes made in previous editions.

“So far so good, my first day in camp and the moral is high.

“The guys are pushing each other and also we are giving in everything to prepare well for the tournament.”

Nakamba has never played in any Cosafa tournament and this year will be his first if he is to be part of the team to play against Zambia tomorrow.

”In football each game is important for players so we take every game as it comes, of course Afcon is bigger than Cosafa but we are trying to prepare ourselves for everything.

“Personally l always try to give my best every time when given an opportunity to play.

And l pray to God to keep on to help me give everything to help my nation,” he said.

Nakamba has promised not to disappoint the fans.

“As a player it’s an honor to represent your country and we are representing the nation.

“We have to give our all for the people supporting us back home, they believe in us so we just need to give them something to smile about.

“Now we have experienced because we were We will give everything to stay there, every day until the last day.

“We will just try our best and pray to God for the best results. With the quality of the team l think we have time to push ourselves and to prepare.

“And I think we can achieve our goal there last time, we saw what was there.

“And now l think we just need to give everything. We did well in the qualifiers so l think we just need to go there and do our best and hoping for a positive results. H-Metro

Related Articles

England based Zimbabwe international midfielder Marvelous Nakamba (Picture via Instagram - @nakamba_marvelous)

Marvelous Nakamba’s Sheffield Wednesday relegated from the Championship to League One

0
Marvelous Nakamba's Sheffield Wednesday have been relegated from the Championship to League One (third tier in England).
Zimbabwe Warriors players training at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. (Picture via X -Zimbabwe Football Association)

Zimbabwe Warriors to leave for AFCON on Tuesday as preparations intensify

0
HARARE - The Zimbabwe national football team, the Warriors, are set to leave the country for Morocco on Tuesday as preparations for the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament intensify.
Zimbabwe Warriors star Khama Billiat (left) and Walter Musona (right) arrive in Durban, South Africa, 17 March 2025, ahead of their matches with Benin and Nigeria (Picture via X - Zimbabwe Football Association)

Walter Musona dismisses ZIFA injury claims, declares himself “1000% fit”

0
HARARE - Zimbabwe Warriors midfielder Walter Musona has rubbished claims by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) that he is injured.
Zimbabwe Warriors centre back Alec Mudimu (Picture via Libertino)

Mudimu bounces back into Zimbabwe Warriors fold as 51-man provisional squad named for AFCON

1
HARARE - Alec Mudimu has come out of retirement and earned a call-up to the Zimbabwe Warriors as coach Marian 'Mario' Marinica announced his 51-player provisional squad on Wednesday afternoon.
England based Zimbabwe international midfielder Marvelous Nakamba (Picture via Instagram - @nakamba_marvelous)

“Kindly chip in and support us as we go to AFCON,” Nakamba pleads with...

1
HARARE - Zimbabwe senior men’s national team captain Marvelous Nakamba has appealed to the corporate world and key football stakeholders to “chip in and support us as we go to the AFCON tournament.”

Don't miss a story

Breaking News straight to your inbox.

No spam just news !

0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Donate to Nehanda Radio

Latest Recipes

Latest

More Recipes Like This