Rejuvenated senior national side Likuena will train three times a week in  preparation for the next African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Niger in March next year. Team Manager Mr. Thabo Pule said keeping the players together will help them gel into formidable team.

Currently 16 local players are attending afternoon training sessions at  Bambatha Ts'ita Sports Arena on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, joining their clubs later.

The team Manager said four players from Lerotholi Polytechnic and Rovers  football clubs are still writing their final exams and will join the national team next week.

Two international friendlies have been lined up for Likuena in December  and January. Lesotho will play warm up matches against Botswana and Mozambique before the crucial encounter with Niger in March.

In the meantime the team will play a Premier League Select side. This  should give the coaches a chance to identify new players before they select a final squad.

In a separate development LEFA president, Advocate Salemane Phafane said  the football association is not in a rush to recruit a foreign coach following the sacking of German coach, Toney Hey earlier this year.

SOURCE: LENA