Zifa to blame for defeat

For us and the Warriors, it is always a case of so near, yet so far.

We seem, all the time, to be presented with the best chances to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations finals, but somehow we do not only get it wrong at the end, but right from the start.

When the Warriors started the 2012 campaign, a major boob was created when Zifa decided to bring in Tom Saintfiet as the head coach and when that failed due to work permit problems, co-coaches Madinda Ndlovu and Norman Mapeza were appointed to handle the Cape Verde Islands match at home.

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