Conakry — Fifteen years might have passed but Brenna Msiska still remembers everything - a bulky but talented forward called Titi Camara, a shell-shocked Reinhard Fabisch as he surveyed the ruins of his battered troops and a scoreline that was a humiliation to that gallant Class of Warriors.

He remembers the confident mood that was in their camp when they landed here for their showdown with the Sylie Nationale in a battle for a place at the 1994 World Cup finals just across the Atlantic in the United States.

He remembers that the team had forgotten how to lose -- thanks to a good run inspired by the German tactician -- by the time that they arrived on these shores.

He remembers, too, that it was typically hot and humid.

He also remembers the colourful crowd that came for that match and left for their homes in a good mood after seeing the destruction of a fine brand of Warriors.

Msiska was an assistant goalkeeper in that team -- in those days of the Dream Team the first choice goalkeeper was Bruce Grobbelaar.

So Msiska did not play in that match and, from his vantage view on the bench, he saw the whole drama unfold.

Yesterday Msiska returned to Conakry for the first time in more than 15 years and the memories suddenly raged in his mind.

It was time to tell his story.

Msiska is still an understudy but not to Grobbelaar any more.

Time has ravaged the talents that used to make him a fine goalkeeper and he has since graduated into the coaching ranks as an assistant to Valinhos.

His main job is to train the goalkeepers and in two international matches since his comeback into the national team, the side has yet to concede a goal.

So -- just like 15 years ago -- Msiska will take a seat on the bench and watch the drama unfold.

This time, though, he believes it will be a different result.

"It was tough the last time that we were here," he told The Herald in the foyer of the Warriors' hotel.

"They had a great player called Titi Camara and he completely destroyed our defence that day. By the time that they rested him, we were three goals down and there was going to be no comeback.

"We were all shocked because we never expected that to happen and because we had gone for a long time without losing and everyone was confident.

"We had topped a group that included Egypt and everyone on the continent appeared to be talking about us because we were doing very well. "The country was also behind us and everyone was always sure that Fabisch would produce some miracles and we would go all the way to the World Cup finals in the United States. "But we struggled in the heat and we were soundly beaten by a team that played better that day. Titi Camara played the game of his life on that day and he destroyed us."

Msiska believes a lot has changed since then. After all Titi Camara is no longer playing for the team and -- just like Msiska -- found out that you can't win a war against Father Time no matter how talented you might be. Camara even tried to become the president of the local Football Federation but lost the contest, which then divided the team ahead of their participation at the Nations Cup finals in Ghana.

Msiska believes one of the disadvantages of their team then was that they had a lot of ageing players. These players struggled in the heat and humidity of Conakry and quickly ran out of steam leaving Camara with the freedom to run riot. "The good thing now is that we have some very young players who have come into this team and can withstand the challenges that come under these conditions better than the older players who dominated the Dream Team.

"So I believe the team that we have now can do better than what we did when we came here for that contest. "We will see how our boys will adapt on Sunday but it is likely to be very close rather than the 3-0 defeat that we suffered."

Msiska and his Dream Team bounced back from that defeat to beat the Sylie Nationale in Harare and when they beat Cameroon at the National Sports Stadium, they were just 90 minutes away from the World Cup finals in the United States.

"The Dream Team was very special because it could get the results that made a lot of people back home very happy. "It's important in football."