Ait Bennasser told a press conference, reported by the Confederation of African Football's official Twitter account: "Four years ago I joined the national team and it's a huge honour.

"We want to go far in this tournament this time."

Namibia manager Ricardo Mannetti insists his team are not there just to make up the numbers.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, he said: "Our expectations are putting in some good performances – we're in the group of death but we're not there just to be a number.

"We'll try to impress everyone and make our fans happy."

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