ZIMBABWE Under-23 head coach Kalisto Pasuwa says he wants to beef up his squad with some foreign-based players and would call some of them for assessment during an international football friendly match against Morocco in Marrakech next month.
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The clash is set for November 16 — a Fifa day for international matches.
The Young Warriors gaffer, who has missed the last two assignments against Botswana and Swaziland, said he had the opportunity to see videos of some of the starlets based in Europe in action and would want to have a closer look at them if they travel to Morocco.
“I had the opportunity to watch videos of some of our players based in Europe. There are agents there who are sending us the videos, but I would want to have a closer look at them when we play Morocco,” said Pasuwa.
Pasuwa missed last Wednesday’s the trip to Swaziland where the Young Warriors emerged 2-0 victors Charles Mukanhairi and Wisdom Mutasa scoring a goal each.
Pasuwa had stayed behind hoping to prepare his team — Dynamos for the league encounter against Chapungu as his assistant Philemon Mutyakureva was attending a Caf B licence course in Bulawayo. The league games were, however, later cancelled.
The victory over Swaziland was their first win in their preparations for the 2015 African Championships and the All-Africa Games qualifiers having suffered a 1-0 defeat to neighbours Botswana in their first international friendly match.
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Pasuwa missed the Botswana trip as he was attending a Fifa technical conference to review the 2014 World Cup.
He has a number of players to call up for the Morocco friendly including Warriors winger Kuda Mahachi now playing for Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa, Dutch-based midfielder Marvelous Nakamba, Sweden-stationed Archford Gutu and teenage sensation Macauley Bonne of English League One side Colchester United among others.
Bonne was born in England to Zimbabwean parents and has already declared his interest to play for the Warriors.
According to the draw of the Under-23 African Championships qualifiers and the All-Africa Games qualifiers, the Young Warriors face Swaziland in Mbabane in the first round of the All- Africa Games qualifier in February before hosting them in March for the second leg next year.
The winner between the two will then meet Cameroon in the second round.
The Young Warriors will also face Swaziland in the African Championship qualifying campaign in April and should they win the encounter they will face neighbours South Africa in the second round with Senegal awaiting in the third round should they triumph.
