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The Zimbabwe Warriors are in for a kill as they plunge into another tricky away 2019 Afcon qualifier against Liberia on Sunday.
They will be thousands of kilometres away from home but as proud Zimbabweans we should all be putting our national team first before anything else.
Like what they did against the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Warriors should be firing from all cylinders leaving no stone unturned to dismantle this opponent.
Zimbabwe will be hoping to avoid a defeat against the Lone Stars who are likely to have their first Citizen, the legendary George Weah cheering them at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports stadium.
A win or draw for the Warriors will see them seal their place at the Afcon finals in Cameroon next year.
Zimbabwe lead the group by three points, sitting on eight while the Democratic Republic of Congo are second on five points and the duo of Congo Brazzaville and Liberia have four points each and are still in with a chance of qualifying for the finals.
That mathematical chance on the part of Liberia and Congo, however, only serve to enhance the Warriors’ chances of qualifying as they would have cancelled the DRC from the equation.
Chidzambwa’s men are not interested in getting into all those permutations and just want to do the job for themselves.
Previously the national team used to fall at the last hurdle during such kind of tournaments.
The so near yet so far story cannot be tolerated. It would be everyone’s wish to wake up to a newspaper headline that reads: “Good Morning Cameroon”.
And speaking ahead of the trip to Monrovia, coach Sunday Chidzambwa revealed their objective will be to get a positive result.
“Just like any other coach, you always play to win matches and there is no difference with our match against Liberia on Sunday,” said Chidzambwa.
He added: “It will be great if we go there and get a positive result. I think we have done relatively well playing away from home but I don’t think there is any need for us to be complacent. We want to go there and fight. Liberia has already proved beyond doubt that they are a good team and very difficult in front of their home fans.”
Zifa vice-president Omega Sibanda urged the Warriors, who graced the previous finals in Gabon last year, to maintain their fight.
“Let’s keep living the dream. We are closer to qualifying than we had hoped we will be when we started the campaign. A draw in Liberia and we are assured of qualification.
“But that should not fool us into complacency, in fact, we should aim for an outright win when we go to Liberia because we have to finish the campaign on a high note,’’ Sibanda said.
Go Warriors Go! .
derick.khumalo