It's matchday for Sihlangu as Eswatini play against Zambia in the COSAFA Cup 2021 at the Isaac Wolfson Stadium in Qqeberha this afternoon at 1500hrs (3:00 pm). The Dominic Kunene led lads wants to redeem themselves after lossing to South Africa on Thursday afternoon on the same grass.
Sihlangu head coach highlighted that the preparation for this crunch match went very well and the team is looking forward to do the business in the field of play. "The preparations went well and we are ready for the match", Kunene said. The captain Lindo Mkhonta has also recovered from the injury that he got during the opening match against Lesotho and he is available for selection. "The captain Lindo Mkhonta has recovered from his injury and will be available for selection however, we will miss the experiance of Felix Badenhorst who is suspended for this match", Sihlangu Head Coach said.
Sihlangu strikers were shy in frnt of goal during the previous match against South Africa which contributed to their negative result in as far as that match was concerned. The Head Coach also stated that he also they learnt a lot from their mistakes from that match as they were addressed during the preparations of today's match. "The game of football is a teacher itself and we expect the players to convert the chances that will be created during this match", Kunene said.