'Misfiring' Zebras urged not to throw in the towel

The team is already out of the race following last Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by Ethiopia at the New Lobatse Stadium. They still have two matches to play before the end of the qualifiers.The Zebras host Central Africa Republic (CAR) in Lobatse tomorrow in a game which both sides will be just honouring as the race for who qualifies from the group now lies between South Africa and Ethiopia. The two will clash in what could be a decider in Addis Ababa also on tomorrow.

At a luncheon hosted for the team at Gaborone Sun yesterday, Kgathi said a win is still important for them even if they are out of the qualifiers. He said they still have a reputation to protect and that winning is the desired result in any competitive sport. The minister had invited Olympic silver medallist Nigel Amos and reigning world champion