Benjamin in charge of Chan team
Namibia is expected to begin with preparations towards the 2020 African Nations Championships (Chan) qualifier match.
Riccardo Mannetti's assistant coach Collin Benjamin will be in charge of Namibia's national team to play in the 2020 African Nations Championships (Chan) qualifier.
Fresh from the 2019 Afcon in Egypt, the team has shifted focus to the Chan against Comoros at the end of July.
The country will however only fill locally based players as per the rules of the tournament.
With the current Brave Warriors coach Ricardo Mannetti's contract still unsettled, Benjamin is confirmed to be the coach who will take charge of the Chan national team.
It is a decision which was made before the team travelled to the Africa Cup of Nations.
“I can confirm that it was agreed that Benjamin will take the team to the Cosafa tournament and then to the Chan qualifiers.
“This was suggested and agreed upon by the current coach Ricardo Mannetti and the technical team even before the team went to Afcon,” normalisation committee chairperson Hilda Basson-Namundjebo said.
Collin Benjamin recently led the Namibian team into the Cosafa Cup in South Africa.
The Brave Warriors' Cosafa Cup team managed to secure a 2-1 victory over Mozambique and trounced Seychelles 3-0 in their last group match.
The results were however not enough to put them through to the next stage despite two victories after they lost a crucial game to Malawi in the tournament.
The tournament however served as an eye opener for Namibia's coach Collin Benjamin going into the 2020 Chan qualifiers.
Namibia will be eager to do a repeat on the Comoros at the end of this month to pave their way towards Chan.
In 2017, Brave Warriors forward Muna Katupose booked a place for the team in the 2018 Chan tournament after scoring a brace against Comoros with Mannetti at the helm. In 2018 at the Chan finals in Morocco, Namibia lost 2-0 to Morocco in the quarterfinals after winning two matches and drawing one in the group stage.
It was a performance hailed by many as the country advanced to its first-ever quarterfinals in the competition's history.
This year, it will however be a different looking side with a different coach.
Many of the players who played in that tournament for Namibia are currently plying their trade outside Namibia and will therefore not be eligible for selection.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
Fresh from the 2019 Afcon in Egypt, the team has shifted focus to the Chan against Comoros at the end of July.
The country will however only fill locally based players as per the rules of the tournament.
With the current Brave Warriors coach Ricardo Mannetti's contract still unsettled, Benjamin is confirmed to be the coach who will take charge of the Chan national team.
It is a decision which was made before the team travelled to the Africa Cup of Nations.
“I can confirm that it was agreed that Benjamin will take the team to the Cosafa tournament and then to the Chan qualifiers.
“This was suggested and agreed upon by the current coach Ricardo Mannetti and the technical team even before the team went to Afcon,” normalisation committee chairperson Hilda Basson-Namundjebo said.
Collin Benjamin recently led the Namibian team into the Cosafa Cup in South Africa.
The Brave Warriors' Cosafa Cup team managed to secure a 2-1 victory over Mozambique and trounced Seychelles 3-0 in their last group match.
The results were however not enough to put them through to the next stage despite two victories after they lost a crucial game to Malawi in the tournament.
The tournament however served as an eye opener for Namibia's coach Collin Benjamin going into the 2020 Chan qualifiers.
Namibia will be eager to do a repeat on the Comoros at the end of this month to pave their way towards Chan.
In 2017, Brave Warriors forward Muna Katupose booked a place for the team in the 2018 Chan tournament after scoring a brace against Comoros with Mannetti at the helm. In 2018 at the Chan finals in Morocco, Namibia lost 2-0 to Morocco in the quarterfinals after winning two matches and drawing one in the group stage.
It was a performance hailed by many as the country advanced to its first-ever quarterfinals in the competition's history.
This year, it will however be a different looking side with a different coach.
Many of the players who played in that tournament for Namibia are currently plying their trade outside Namibia and will therefore not be eligible for selection.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
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