Warriors of Zimbabwe head coach, Kaitano Tembo, has stated that his team will be aiming for victory against Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the upcoming Unity Cup clash.
Zimbabwe are set to face the Super Eagles in the first semi-final of the Unity Cup on May 26, with a place in the final at stake.
The winner of the encounter between Zimbabwe and the Super Eagles will go on to meet either Jamaica or India in the tournament final.
Unity Cup a platform to build strong foundation for Warriors
Speaking after his side’s first training session, Tembo outlined the importance of the tournament in preparing the Warriors for future challenges.
“We’ve had our first training, we don’t have the full complement of the players, they are still arriving but I think so far so good,” Tembo said via ZIFA X handle. “We are trying to use this tournament to build a solid foundation in our structure and for the upcoming qualifiers.
“Our structure should be built on good discipline, resilience good attitude and good work ethic among the players and I think so far I’ve seen a lot of positive things.
“This is an opportunity to integrate some of the young players as well to try and give them a run in, in the two games we are guaranteed to play.
“We are quite happy with what we have at the moment and hopefully I think we will be able to create a balance in the team.
“I think for us what is important is to see a lot of good positives from the team and most definitely we want to win because that’s very let for us to try and make sure that we start on a positive note in maintaining the result.”
Previous World Cup qualifying meetings
Zimbabwe and the Super Eagles met in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with both legs ending in 1-1 draws in Kigali and Uyo.
While the Warriors finished bottom of their qualifying group, the Super Eagles secured second place behind group winners South Africa.
