The first leg is away on May 17, with the return leg in a fortnight. After we beat Burundi, we will face either Central African Republic or Guinea Bissau in the second round, and then proceed to the Group stages where we will face Egypt, Tunisia and Senegal.
When he was appointed, there were mixed reactions. His appointment evoked commentary from all over. Some were for and some were against. I was one of those who were for: I’m one person who gives others a chance. And like I said when he was appointed, he is no world beater, doesn’t have much experience coaching a national team and hasn’t worked extensively in Africa. Well, everybody else who has those must have started somewhere. Obviously I had my preferred candidate but it does not mean I should not support whoever is appointed. I have always maintained that I will support Butler until he gives me reasons not to. For now I’m behind him 100%. That is however here nor there, and it doesn’t really matter now whether we agreed with his appointment or not. What we need to do now is rally behind him and his charges. He has a mountain to climb and he has to do a lot to prove the doubting thomasses wrong. Will he manage? We all wait with baited breathe.
