Zebras aim to redeem pride against DRC
29 Dec 2025
After losing its first two matches of the 2025 CAF Africa Cup Of Nations in Morocco, Botswana is expected to reignite its stripes against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday night.
The two countries will clash at the Al Medina Stadium in Rabat at 9pm, with the Zebras bottom of Group D after losing 3-0 to Senegal and 1-0 to Benin. In the Leopards of DRC who held Senegal to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, they will however be facing another stubborn opponent.
Zebras head coach, Morena Ramoreboli acknowledged in an interview that DRC are a very competitive team. He said DRC are on the same level with Senegal in terms of the quality of players. Ramoreboli said they want to claim victory against the Leopards and in the process become the first generation of Zebras players to have won an AFCON finals match.
Their plan, he said, is to defend well and not to concede the same number of goals like the previous team, because that would be a gauge for them whether they have improved.
“It is just unfortunate that we found ourselves playing against a strong team, which is saying to us, are we going back home without scoring a goal and even without a single point, so all this are very important for us to make sure that we try to come up with a strategy that will give us something,” he said.
He said the most important thing during the game would be to eliminate mistakes and make sure that they return home with their heads held high. BOPA
Source : BOPA
Author : Anastacia Sibanda
Location : Gaborone
Event : Match preview
Date : 29 Dec 2025
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