Brave Warriors

The physical appearance of Swaziland coupled with the seven new players on Thursday contributed to the Brave warriors 1-0 defeat against the host in Manzini in a friendly match and coach Ricardo Mannetti calls on focus on development of psychically apt defenders.

This is observation of coach Ricardo Mannetti in the friendly match played as part of Swaziland’s 50th Independence Anniversary in Manzini on Thursday night and he calls on local coaches to do more to help the national team.

The Brave Warriors will face Zambia in the 18th edition of the COSAFA Cup in May and coach Ricardo Mannetti says the repeat of the 2015 and 2016 wins will be what the doctor should prescribe for his team.

Brave Warriors coach Ricardo Mannetti will take 21 players to Manzini, Swaziland for a friendly match on Thursday as Tigers goalkeeper Immanuel Immanuel and Eleven Arrows’ Josef Ngifindwako are dropped ahead of the team’s departure on Wednesday afternoon.

Swaziland will celebrate 50 years of independence this coming weekend and to make the event more memorable the country has requested the Brave Warriors travels to Manzini for a friendly match against their national team on Thursday, 19 April.

Vitapi Ngaruka and Benson Shilongo scored in the second half to complete a comprehensive comeback from the Brave Warriors for their 2-1 over Lesotho in a thrilling international friendly match played at the Sam Nujoma stadium on Tuesday night.

There will be three new faces for the Brave Warriors as they take on Lesotho tonight at the Sam Nujoma stadium in their international friendly match with Romeo Kasume, Hubert Mingeri and Aprocius Petrus making the team.

Despite mixing experience with youth for the international friendly match against Lesotho on Tuesday night at the Sam Nujoma stadium, 20h00, the Brave Warriors will leave no stone unturned in their quest for victory.

South African First Division League leaders Highland Parks FC striker Peter Shalulile is out of the Brave Warriors friendly match against Lesotho on Tuesday, 27 March at the Sam Nujoma Stadium due to club commitment.

Looking to the future, Brave Warriors coach Ricardo Mannetti has called up 12 youth players for the international friendly match against Lesotho to be played on 27 March, 20h00 at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.

The Brave Warriors arrived to a packed reception Hosea Kutako International Airport this morning, with supporters waiting to flash their cameras as they pose with the stars and congratulate them for their great display of football during their games in Morocco.