DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 14 -- MOZAMBIQUE will square off with Rwanda in their opening 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification Group F match at the Estadio do Zimpeto in Maputo today.

The Black Mambas are looking to qualify for the finals for the fifth time after missing out in the 2019 tournament in Egypt.

Portugal-based defender Zainadine Junior and Bidvest Wits winger Elias Pelembe are two influential players in the Black Mambas squad.

Luis Filipe Goncalves, the Mozambique coach, says his team needs to learn how to start strongly having faced Kenya in a friendly match last month.

"To remain competitive we have to avoid low starts in the game as seen in the first half," Goncalves told Goal.

"We have to start better next time, it ...