Thursday Oct 10, 2024. 12:19
Mozambique head coach Chiquinho Conde will be hoping that complacency doesn’t creep in when Eswatini visit the Estadio do Zimpeto for a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday, October 11.
Kick-off is at 3pm CAT (SA, GMT+2)
The Mambas have made an unbeaten start to their qualifying campaign and they’ve enjoyed a fine run of form in 2024, losing just one of their nine matches since the turn of the year.
Conde’s side played out to a 1-1 draw with Group I favourites Mali in Bamako on September 6 and extended their undefeated streak to five games following a 2-1 win over Guinea-Bissau on Maputo four days later.
The Southeastern Africans, who made only their fifth tournament appearance at AFCON 2023, top the group ahead of the Eagles on goals scored, with the Djurtus a further point behind in third place.
Eswatini made a coaching change in August after losing their opening four qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, although Zdravko Logarusic’s reign has started poorly.
The King’s Shield suffered back-to-back 1-0 defeats against Guinea-Bissau and Mali last month to sit bottom of the group, although Logarusic admits that Mozambique will present a tough challenge as he goes in search of his first win at the helm.
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