Warriors to visit Swaziland for friendly
Namibia's senior national football side has been invited to compete in a friendly match against 'Sihlangu Semnikati', the Swaziland national senior football team, on Thursday as part of the country's independence celebrations.
Swaziland is celebrating 50 years of independence this coming weekend and to make the event more memorable the country has requested Namibia's senior men's football side to travel to the capital, Manzini, for a friendly match.
At a press briefing at Football House yesterday, Warriors head coach Ricardo Mannetti congratulated African Stars on winning the 2017/2018 MTC Premiership before announcing his training squad which consists of 27 players of whom 20 will travel to Swaziland on Wednesday morning.
“Black Africa players will not be considered for the squad as the club wrote a letter last week requesting us not to use their players. The club will use its players to prepare for the Debmarine Cup this coming weekend.
“Taking in account that the Debmarine Cup is on this weekend, I kept certain clubs' numbers lower and the clubs that are not participating in the Debmarine will have higher numbers, like Tigers for instance, who will have seven players called up, as well as Young African with four players called up,” Mannetti said.
“This is an experimental squad but we still have the core of the team and we still have a job to do against Swaziland. We knocked Swaziland out of the Cosafa Cup last year and they won't take it lightly on us,” he added.
The team will fly out on Wednesday morning, the match will be played on Thursday and the players will be back on Friday just in time to participate in Round 16 of the Debmarine Cup for their respective clubs.
The training squad consists of:
Ratanda Mbazuvara (African Stars), Immanuel Immanuel (Tigers), Edward Maova (Civics),Ferdinand Karongee, Kennedy Amutenya, Rehabeam Mbango (Tigers), Tjinotjiua Tjiuana Tja (African Stars), Donovan Kanjaa (Young African), Kennedy Eib (Mighty Gunners), Kleophas Useb (Life Fighters), Riaan Hanamub (Orlando Pirates), Charles Hambira, Petrus Shitembi (Tura Magic), Ronald Ketjijere (African Stars), Gustav Isaak (Tigers), Himeezembi Hengombe, Elvis Patire, Ikuatera Hoveka (Young African), Marcel Papama (Unam), Absalom Iimbondi, Mapenzi Muwanei (Tigers), Willem Pinehas, Josef Nghifindwako (Eleven Arrows), Vernon Klaazen (Mighty Gunners), Panduleni Nekundi (African Stars), Marius Hashipala (Blue Waters) and Itamunua Keimuine(Tura Magic).
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At a press briefing at Football House yesterday, Warriors head coach Ricardo Mannetti congratulated African Stars on winning the 2017/2018 MTC Premiership before announcing his training squad which consists of 27 players of whom 20 will travel to Swaziland on Wednesday morning.
“Black Africa players will not be considered for the squad as the club wrote a letter last week requesting us not to use their players. The club will use its players to prepare for the Debmarine Cup this coming weekend.
“Taking in account that the Debmarine Cup is on this weekend, I kept certain clubs' numbers lower and the clubs that are not participating in the Debmarine will have higher numbers, like Tigers for instance, who will have seven players called up, as well as Young African with four players called up,” Mannetti said.
“This is an experimental squad but we still have the core of the team and we still have a job to do against Swaziland. We knocked Swaziland out of the Cosafa Cup last year and they won't take it lightly on us,” he added.
The team will fly out on Wednesday morning, the match will be played on Thursday and the players will be back on Friday just in time to participate in Round 16 of the Debmarine Cup for their respective clubs.
The training squad consists of:
Ratanda Mbazuvara (African Stars), Immanuel Immanuel (Tigers), Edward Maova (Civics),Ferdinand Karongee, Kennedy Amutenya, Rehabeam Mbango (Tigers), Tjinotjiua Tjiuana Tja (African Stars), Donovan Kanjaa (Young African), Kennedy Eib (Mighty Gunners), Kleophas Useb (Life Fighters), Riaan Hanamub (Orlando Pirates), Charles Hambira, Petrus Shitembi (Tura Magic), Ronald Ketjijere (African Stars), Gustav Isaak (Tigers), Himeezembi Hengombe, Elvis Patire, Ikuatera Hoveka (Young African), Marcel Papama (Unam), Absalom Iimbondi, Mapenzi Muwanei (Tigers), Willem Pinehas, Josef Nghifindwako (Eleven Arrows), Vernon Klaazen (Mighty Gunners), Panduleni Nekundi (African Stars), Marius Hashipala (Blue Waters) and Itamunua Keimuine(Tura Magic).
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