Amavubi face Namibia

Fifa International FriendlyTodayNamibia vs. RwandaRWANDA’S senior national team, Amavubi, play away to Namibia in a FIFA international friendly match this afternoon at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek.Coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojovic’s side goes into today’s match with a win on their mind which will ensure their improvement on next month’s FIFA Rankings.Currently, Rwanda is ranked 35th in Africa and 124th globally, while Namibia is at 32 and 108 positions, respectively.With foreign players failing to make it to the country on the last minute, Micho decided to assemble the youngest squad in the country’s history for any international match.The team is only composed of five senior players namely; Jean Claude Ndoli, Evariste Mutuyimana, Ismail Nshutiyamagara, Jean Baptiste Mugiraneza and Jean Claude Iranzi.The Serbian said, “The team is ready and I have trust in these boys to go for good results. A win is what we want from Namibia game,”“This is a new dawn for Amavubi. The players are ready to get results and they are ready for Namibia. The mood is positive and they are all committed and dedicated to deliver,” added Micho.However, Namibia coach Bernard Kaanjuka said that losing to Rwanda is not an option. He added that victory would go some way in helping his side to develop a winning mentality.Rwanda has lost two of their last three games – going down 2-0 to Nigeria, 4-0 to Algeria away and being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Benin. Namibia and Rwanda will meet again on November 11 in Kigali at Stade Amahoro in another international friendly.Amavubi will be using the two matches to stay competitive ahead of the Cecafa Challenge tournament due in Uganda next month as well as the next 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier – against Mali on March 22.

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Amavubi face Namibia