THE
The team yesterday began their final phase of the preparations after relocating from
Mpandare, who was also the team manager at the 2019 edition in
The players are focused on their mission, which begins on Monday against
The players and officials have been getting their dues on time, with some of the money being paid in cash. The morale in the amp was further boosted yesterday after the latest round of Covid-19 tests returned a clean bill.
The team, which shifted base from
The training ground is about 20 minutes away from the hotel where the team is staying. They share the venue with Group B opponents
The 22-year-old is only expected to join the training squad this weekend after he was caught up in a Covid-19 wave at his club.
"All the players are now in except for
"I can say morale is at its all-time high at this juncture partly because of the oneness in the camp and also the incentives that they have been getting from the Government.
"Everyone is motivated and happy," said Mpandare
The Warriors had their first training camp in
They played one friendly match against
The suspension has put the Warriors participation at
"When we planned our preparations, we thought that it was going to be difficult to have a good camp.
"But the support that we are getting from the Government is on point.
"Of course we have been hearing the talk about getting banned and all the things happening behind the scenes but we are not concentrating on that. We came here to play football and our focus for now is on the opening three group games.
"Everyone here wants to make history. Remember our team has been said to be the weakest ever Warriors team at
"It's not nice to be told you are the weakest. But this has motivated the guys we have in the camp to work even harder.
"They want to show the nation that they are capable. So going past the group stage will be good for them, if they can achieve it.
"The will be remembered as the first team ever to do that. The coach also wants that recognition and myself as well. We all want it," said Mpandare.
Still Mapeza has some experienced players in the mould of skipper
The Warriors will play their first two group matches against
They will then shift to Yaoundé for the final group match against
Warriors coach Norman Mapeza becomes the fourth coach to lead
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