Loga in defensive mode

WARRIORS coach  Zdravko Logarušić has defended his team’s dismal Cosafa Cup record, saying the tournament was a platform to experiment ahead of the World Cup qualifiers in September, adding that the team could have done better had he not lost six players prior to the regional tournament.

The Warriors were booted out of the Cosafa Cup last week after playing two draws against Mozambique and Malawi before losing to Namibia and Senegal in Group B.

A number of football critics have called on Zifa to sack Logarušić, but the coach yesterday cited the loss of strikers Knox Mutizwa, Evans Rusike, Perfect Chikwende, Kevin Moyo, Godknows Murwira and McClive Phiri just before travelling to South Africa for the poor show.

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