Mario Marinika, the head coach of the Zimbabwe national team, stated that his team is capable of achieving a positive result in their match against Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Tomorrow, Monday, Zimbabwe will face their Egyptian counterpart in the first round of Group B, which also includes Angola and South Africa. Marinika said at a press conference held on Sunday: "We have a difficult match ahead against the Egyptian national team. Some might think that we will be the underdogs, but I don't think so." The Romanian coach added: "Both teams qualified for the finals and deserved their place in the tournament. We are ready to play, and our goal is to reach the knockout stages." Marinika explained: "The Egyptian national team is a great team with excellent players. We aim to have a good match against Egypt, and I look forward to achieving a positive result." The Zimbabwe head coach emphasized: "Our squad includes 7 injured players, and there are doubts about their participation against Egypt." Marinika confirmed: "The group is difficult; we have to play 3 matches in 7 days. We planned to have all players arrive two weeks before the start of the tournament, but FIFA's decision to have players arrive only one week before caused a crisis for us." He noted: "We wanted to play some friendly matches, but the delay in the players' arrival to the camp prevented that."
