{"id":66719,"date":"2024-04-15T16:01:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/crunch-time-ahead-of-brave-5s-last-match"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:41:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:41:48","slug":"crunch-time-ahead-of-brave-5s-last-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/crunch-time-ahead-of-brave-5s-last-match","title":{"rendered":"Crunch time ahead of Brave 5\u2019s last match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Senior national Futsal team, &#8216;Brave Fives&#8217;, is gearing up to take on third-ranked Libya in the final group match of the 2024 Total Energies Confederation of African Football (Caf) Futsal Afcon competition in Morocco tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a disappointing run so far, with losses against 12th-ranked Mauritania [5-4] and second-best-ranked Egypt [10-3], Namibia finds itself at the bottom of group B.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt leads the group with two victories, followed by Mauritania and Libya, each with a win and a loss from their two matches.<\/p>\n<p>Namibian coach Ryan Jago attributed the team\u2019s lacklustre acknowledgement to performance anxiety in their camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need time to reflect on our performance. We all make mistakes. We played the best team; we could have been more clinical. In the second half, we crumbled. It\u2019s a hard lesson. We try to dust ourselves off and go again,\u201d the disappointed Jago said.<\/p>\n<p>With minimal chances of advancing to the next round, the team faces a tough but essential lesson, striving to re-group and deliver a stronger performance in the crucial last match.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament serves as a Caf qualifier for the Fifa Futsal World Cup, scheduled for October in Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. Senior national Futsal team, &#8216;Brave Fives&#8217;, is gearing up to take on third-ranked Libya in the final group match of the 2024 Total Energies Confederation of African Football (Caf) Futsal Afcon competition in Morocco tonight. 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