Let's rally behind the Zebras

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Never in the history of the Zebras has the team ever been so close to qualifying for a major tournament.

The national team has made a promising start in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers and all they need is to have the whole nation behind them.

They will always be divergent views regarding player selection or even the composition of the technical team. But that should be secondary as the primary goal is to see the Zebras in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon in 2012. It is unfortunate that the issue of Mogogi Gabonamong keeps cropping up at crucial times; that is on the eve of a big match.

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