Otjozondjupa to hold under-17 trials

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Clik here to view. The Otjozondjupa Region will hold trials for its under-17 football team at Mokati Stadium in Otjiwarongo this weekend.

The Under-17 Skorpion Zinc Cup was unveiled at the Namibia Football Association Soccer House last month with a one-off N$1.4 million sponsorship for 2017 and with the possibility of being renegotiated for 2018.

Speaking to Nampa on Friday, the chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Football League, Samuel Jantze, said all talented boys are invited to the regional trials.

A team will be picked to represent the region at the tournament to be held in Windhoek. No date has been set for the trials.

“We are inviting all the boys born in 2002 or younger to be part of the selection process to represent the region. I am asking all players to bring along original as well as certified copies of their birth certificates and two recent passport photos,” Jantze said.



The group stages for the Under-17 Skorpion Zinc Cup are:

Group A: Omusati, Otjozondjupa, Omaheke, Kunene and //Karas

Group B: Ohangwena, Khomas, Oshikoto, Erongo and Kavango East

Group C: Kavango West, Zambezi, Oshana, and Hardap.

Group winners automatically qualify for the semi-finals, while the runners-up in Group A and B, which have five teams each, will face each other to determine the fourth semi-finalist.

Khomas won the maiden edition in 2013 and Omusati won in 2014 and 2015.

NAMPA