Samaria reveals squad

Samaria reveals squadMomentum builds around Dr Hage Geingob Cup Fans are just a few days away from watching the Brave Warriors battle Zambia in the Dr Hage Geingob Cup. Brave Warriors coach Bobby Samaria has named a strong 23-man squad for the Dr Hage Geingob Cup.

Namibia will play Zambia in the sixth edition of the cup on Saturday.

The Brave Warriors will be eager to impress in front of a packed Sam Nujoma Stadium.

Striker Elmo Kambindu will be one of the players likely to star in the match, given that he scored a brace in Namibia's last match against Madagascar, which ensured their qualification for next year's African Nations Championship (Chan) finals.

Zambia will come into the match oozing confidence, after beating Namibia 4-1 in their previous encounter. The curtain-raiser will be between former national players mixed with local celebrities.

Top local musicians will entertain the crowd before the match, as well as during halftime.

After the match, artists like Sunny Boy and Top Cheri will keep the festive atmosphere going.

Tickets can be bought beforehand for N$20 each from Webtickets Namibia at all Pick n Pay stores countrywide and at Football House in Katutura.

The event sponsors are MTC, Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL), Huawei, Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), Air Namibia, Namcor and Bank Windhoek.

The cup is played in honour of President Hage Geingob, who is also the patron of the football association. Last year Petrus Shitembi scored the winning penalty as the Brave Warriors ran out 4-1 winners over Ghana, following a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes.



The 23-man Brave Warriors squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers - Edward Maova, Ratanda Mbazuvara, Calvin Spiegel and Charles Uirab.

Defenders - Vitapi Ngaruka, Emilio Martin, Ivan Kamberipa, Pat-Nevin Uanivi, Aprocius Petrus, Gregory Auchumeb, Larry Haraeb and Tjiuana Tja Tjatindi.

Midfielders - Dynamo Fredericks, Immanuel Heita, Wendell Rudath, Obrey Amseb, Gustav lsaack, Llewelyn Stanley and Absalom Iimbondi.

Strikers - Elmo Kambindu, Panduleni Nekundi, lsaskar Gurirab and Mapenzi Muwane.

Jesse Jackson Kauraisa