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Eddie Chikamhi-Senior Sports Reporter
ALMOST three years after a nasty fallout, Zdravko Logarusic is leaving no stone unturned ahead of the battle with his former paymasters in the upcoming 2025 CHAN qualifiers.
Loga, who had a rather forgettable stint as the Warriors coach in 2021, is now in charge of Eswatini, who face Zimbabwe in the two-legged first round of the qualifiers.
The Warriors will host Sihlangu at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown on Sunday.
They will then travel for the return leg a few days later in South Africa where Eswatini, who are equally homeless, have adopted Mbombela Stadium since 2019.
Loga has picked 25 of the best performing players in the Eswatini Premier League, which began a few weeks ago.
Under his watch, Eswatini are winless after losing three matches and drawing one in the four 2025 AFCON qualifying games they have played in Group I.
They have been eliminated from the qualifying matrix as a result.
“We stand a better chance to qualify for CHAN than the other competitions,” he told journalists.
“Our focus is on the Zimbabwe match, and we will do our best to get positive results. I believe in the boys, and I am confident that they will recover on time for the trip to Zimbabwe since the players will be involved in the MTN Premier League.”
He added:
“We have played many tough games. We played seven matches in 27 days, which is very tough for the boys. It was like playing a game in three-and-a half days.”
Loga’s tenure as Eswatini’s coach began with back-to-back 0-1 defeats to Guinea Bissau and Mali.
This was followed by a 1-1 draw with Mozambique away in Maputo before capitulating to a 0-3 defeat in their home game at Mbombela.
The Croatian previously coached the Warriors under the Felton Kamambo administration and had probably the worst record by a Warriors coach after presiding over 14 matches and winning only one.
Online Reporter