Burundi take on the visitors Namibia in the round 5 match of Africa Cup of Nations qualification. The match will be played on Tuesday, June 20th at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium (Dar es Salaam)
Football in Burundi has become something of an antidote for the nation. Everything in the country is very sad, but everyone is passionate about football. The problem is that the national team is in a small qualifying group for the Africa Cup of Nations. There are only three teams playing here, and Burundi's last official match was over a year ago. It's really unfortunate... In friendly matches, the Swallows play with great results, they fly across the field, competing against exotic teams. But as soon as it's an official match, everything changes... They played terribly against Cameroon. In their home match, they had only one shot on target! In the first match against today's opponent, their performance was also weak. Burundi struggled to create anything meaningful.
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Namibia often qualifies for the Africa Cup of Nations, which surprises everyone. This small country has a couple of talented footballers. In the first match against Burundi, they almost managed to win miraculously, and then they had two fantastic encounters with Cameroon! At home, Songa's men miraculously avoided defeat. But in the away match, Cameroon suffered a loss. With Eto'o in the stands, Namibia completely dominated the legendary African football team. Benjamin built a solid defense that blocked all approaches to their goal. Cameroon managed to score one goal, but that was the maximum they could do. I didn't expect Namibia to be so strong defensively.
Burundi have no other options. Only playing for a win will lead to a positive outcome in this qualifying cycle. The problem is that Namibia is excellent at destroying the opponent's game. They played incredibly well against Cameroon, and today they will also create problems for their opponents on counterattacks. Namibia rarely concedes a goal, and if they do, it's a rare occurrence. A draw will secure Burundi's qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations, so the visitors will likely play passively. The Swallows' main star, Berahino, didn't even make it to the squad for the matches in the Cyprus Championship. The attacking players are quite mediocre, so the team will face significant difficulties. Therefore, it's unlikely that the teams will achieve much in the attack today.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – no.
