BY HENRY MHARA WARRIORS coach Zdravko Logarušic did not spring many surprises to the squad he announced yesterday for the two Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group H qualifiers next month, opting to retain the bulk of players who did duty against Algeria at the end of last year. Zimbabwe travels to Botswana on March 25 in the penultimate qualifier where a win could earn them a ticket to the 2022 Afcon finals set for Cameroon next January. They then wrap-up their qualification campaign at home against Zambia four days later. Logarušic yesterday named a bloated provisional squad of 38 players for the two decisive matches, with all the players that faced Algeria in November last year, except for goalkeeper Elvis Chipezeze, called up. The only major inclusion in the squad is former Everton defender Brendan Galloway, who has previously snubbed call-ups to the Warriors. The 24-year-old Luton Town leftback, who is also eligible to play for England, has since reportedly sworn his allegiance to Zimbabwe. It was not clear yesterday whether he and other England-based Warriors stars will be able to travel for the two qualifiers because of the tough COVID-19 regulations that has been enforced by the British government on travellers. The United Kingdom has red-listed 33 countries which they deem high-risk areas in terms of coronavirus variants, and Zimbabwe is among them. The British authorities want all those returning from the red-listed countries to be quarantined for 10 days at an airport hotel on their return. Most clubs have said they are not comfortable with this arrangement as that would mean that their players will miss some league matches during the quarantine period. Fifa have said clubs are not be obliged to release players. Other players that are set to be affected because of the enforcements are regulars Marvelous Nakamba, Tendai Darikwa, Jordan Zemura, David Moyo and the returning Admiral Muskwe. United States of America and Spain are also enforcing the same protocols and that put goalkeeper Tatenda Mukuruva and defender Tendai Jirira’s availability for the two clashes in doubt. The duo was also called for the matches against Algeria in November last year, but could not leave the US. Another goalkeeper Martin Mapisa, who is based in Spain and looking to make his first senior team appearance, could also fail to travel to Harare. On a positive note, star midfielder Marshall Munetsi returns to the fold after missing the back-to-back clashes against the African champions due to an injury. He has since recovered and has been a regular for his French Ligue 1 side Stade Reims. Evans Rusike, Thabani Kamusoko and Knox Mtizwa are other notable returnees, and so is Leicester forward Muskwe on loan at Wycombe Wanderers. Logarušic has rewarded those who did well at the African Nations Championships tournament in January with the likes of King Nadolo, Farau Matare, Carlos Mavhurume, Shadreck Nyahwa, Tatenda Tavengwa and goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda all getting call-ups. Zambia-based Tanaka Chinyahara and Romario Matova who play in Croa