The Brave Gladiators departed Namibia on Monday afternoon (27 November) and arrived safely at their destination in Accra,Ghana where they held their first training session on Wednesday – joined by the trio of Zenatha Coleman (Turkey ), Millicent Hikuam (America ) and Vewe Kotjipati (Germany) who were the last to report for national team duty. They had the last training routine on Thursday before the all-important clash on Friday, 1 December 2023. “ We watched a few of their previous match videos and this is a crucial match,it is as important for them as it is to us. We have…
Author: Tuzera_Otjiua M Jeomba
Namibia has been nominated in Four (4) categories of the 2023 CAF Awards set for 11 December in, Marrakech, Morocco. On the front line for Namibia is Mamelodi Sundown’s Star player, Peter Shalulile who has been nominated among Thirty (30) players for the top prize; CAF African Player of the Year, and who is also vying for the CAF Interclub Player of the Year alongside Twenty (20) other nominees. The Men’s Senior National Team, the Tafel Lager Brave Warriors have been named among 10 nations for the CAF National Team of the Year Accolade, alongside Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial…
The second round of the 2024 Paris Qualifiers sees the Brave Gladiators at a disadvantage due to the two goals they conceded during their home match in Marrakesh, Morocco last week Thursday,26 October. Head Coach Paulus Shipanga comments on the team’s readiness and first leg encounter against Morocco. “It’s going to be another difficult game tomorrow; I think we can play better than what we did last week. We had a couple of chances but failed to convert, we were struggling to move the ball around especially as a unit and there was little to no assistance when the forwards…
The Brave Gladiators are wrapping up preparations ahead of their Olympic Qualification matches against Morocco on the 26 & 31 October respectively. Morocco will host both matches at the Grand Stadium in Marrakesh and in Rabat at the Moulay Hassan Stadium. Gladiators Head Coach, Paulus Shipanga says it has been three good days of a competitive camp in Marrakesh, with great display of skill and dedication from the girls. “We had a glimpse of the qualifiers in South Africa,we worked on the attacking and defending principles and we are just continuing with that and the performance looks positive. We had…
Head Coach, Paulus Shipanga and his deputy, Mervin Mbakera upped the Gladiators tempo this week as the Senior Women’s National team continued their preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympic Qualification matches against Morocco on the 26 & 31 October 2023 respectively. The emphasis on the training session approach during the week was more attacking and the defending tactics in a tight area. ‘We are focusing more on the attacking approach, we want to score as many goals as possible during the first match because we are at a disadvantage (playing our home game in Morocco). The COSAFA Tournament showed us…
Namibian Coach Educators, Willem Kapukare and Shakes Mallembu are in South Africa for a five-day FIFA/CAF Coach Educators Development Programme. The course started on Monday, 16th October and will conclude on Friday, 20th October 2023. Fifteen (15) Coach Educators from the Cosafa Region will go through adult learning principles, participant theory and practical delivery and feedback. “It’s a vast programme, tailored to each member association, in which we take the right measures for everyone, for the long term. It’s our main message: talent development is not something that there’s a quick fix for. You need patience, sustained investment and staying…
The Brave Gladiators have two crucial qualifiers – Paris 2024 Olympics and the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 to deal with before the end of the year. For the Olympic Games, only two spots are reserved for the African continent in the women’s division, and the Namibians are seeking their maiden appearance. The Gladiators will have to go past Morocco when they play them in Morocco on the 26 & 31 October 2023 respectively. The winner in that round will play the winner between Ivory Coast and Tunisia during the third round of the qualifiers. Namibia will…
The Namibian Senior Women’s National team wrapped up their 2023 HolywoodBets COSAFA Cup games on Wednesday 11 October 2023. The Gladiators played three matches in their group stages, putting on a brave performance against Botswana resulting in a one (1) all draw. The second encounter saw them lose 2-1 to Zimbabwe and they managed to collect a 2-0 victory over Lesotho in the last match. Gladiators Head Coach, Paulus Shipanga was not impressed with the results but applauded his team for the effort and the discipline they showed during the Tournament. “The results are not bad but it was…
Tafel Lager Brave Warriors, centre back Ananias Gebhardt who plays in South Africa for Baroka FC has reacted to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw, which was conducted in Abidjan on Thursday. Namibia were drawn in Group E against Tunisia, Mali and neighbours South Africa. Gebhardt who holds 64 caps for the Braves is excited with the draw and believes Namibia have what it takes to progress to the knockout stages of the Total Energies AFCON. We caught up with Gebhardt for a Q&A on the draw. 1. What are your thoughts on the draw and what do you…