Group opponents watch: Namibia, Tunisia share spoils as Liberia claim a late winner over Sao Tome

Malawi National Team could climb the table should they claim a win over Equatorial Guinea on Monday as group opponents, Namibia and Tunisia played to a 1-all stalemate in Johannesburg, South Africa.

After winning their previous three opening games in the World Cup Qualifiers, leaders, Tunisia were hoping to extend their lead on top of the table when they faced resilient Namibia.

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However, Namibia who opted for Orlando Stadium after CAF failed to certify Stadium in Namibia showed their resilience holding the Sab Saharan side to a barren stalemate and limiting them to no shot on target during the game.

The draw means that Tunisia remains on top of the table with 10 points from four games while Namibia are second with 8 points from 4 games. This is the second draw for Namibia after another draw against Liberia.

Namibia and Tunisia have met five times with Tunisia winning three, losing once and another game ended in a stalemate.

The Brave Warriors are yet to make an appearance at the FIFA World Cup, when asked what the possibilty was, Benjamin said

“I think the nation and everyone out there can dream. We are on the ball right now and it is a lot of work that needs to be done right now before we can even think of that. Sweat, tears and maybe blood will be required. We must take it game by game. Improve the players, improve the team and it’s important that we keep giving it our all” said the former Warriors captain now coach.

In another Group H game, Liberia claimed a late 1-0 win over struggling Sao Tome at the Municipal Stadium of Oujda Stadium in Oujda.

Sao Tome who are yet to win a game since 2022 were hoping to bounce back after a 3-1 defeat to Malawi on Thursday at Bingu National Stadium and they managed to keep the visitors at bay but Sheiky Sessay’s late strike was enough for Liberia to snatch a win.

Following the win, Liberia who are under the titulage of former Flames Coach, Mario Marian Marinica have pipped Malawi to third on the table with 7 points from four games while Sao Tome are at the very foot of the table with 0 points from four games.

Meanwhile, Patrick Mabedi said Malawi should not read much into other group members saying the Flames should understand their own objectives.

He said, “Of course, it is good for us to look further [in the competition], but I am not looking at how other teams are doing. We should focus on ourselves and then in the end we can see where we stand. We need to understand our objective. We need to take a game at a time and not focus on how others are doing.”

Featured image courtesy of Namibia Football Association