Cosafa squad handed opportunity to shine

The Brave Warriors squad to compete at the upcoming Cosafa Cup tournament from 25 May to 8 June in Durban was announced yesterday by the Namibia Football Association (NFA).The 20-man squad has been presented with a chance to showcase their individual brilliance and cement a place in the squad, with more competitions on the horizon. Senior players like Lloyd Kazapua, Larry Horaeb, Charles Hambira, Absalom Iimbondi, Dynamo Fredericks and Sadney Urikhob are expected to take the lead in an inexperienced squad.The youthful squad includes newcomers like Namibia Premier League (NPL) top scorer Issaskar Gurirab, McCartney Naweseb and Llewelyn Stanley. These players will have a chance to fight to become permanent fixtures in the team.Namibia is in Group B with Mozambique, Malawi and Seychelles. Angola outIn other news, Angola have withdrawn from Group A, citing the need to finalise their domestic league season and their preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).The short notice has placed the organisers in a tight spot, and despite canvassing far and wide across the continent for a replacement, the timeframe simply did not allow the organisers to find a replacement for the tournament that gets under way in Durban this weekend.This means that Group A will now feature only three teams - eSwatini, Mauritius and Comoros; giving one of these sides an excellent opportunity to reach the quarterfinals where they will face defending champions Zimbabwe on 1 June.The change has also forced a revision of the fixture list, with the tournament now kicking off with a clash between eSwatini and Mauritius at the King Zwelithini Stadium on Saturday at 16:30.Comoros will then tackle eSwatini on 27 May at 17:00, before Group A is completed with a match between Comoros and Mauritius two days later at 17:30. All the group matches will be played at the King Zwelithini Stadium. Three-time winners Angola have missed two previous Cosafa Cup tournaments - the very first one in 1997 and also in 2015.Namibia's squad is as follows: Lloyd Kazapua, Ratanda Mbazuvara, Larry Horaeb, Charles Hambira, Vitapi Ngaruka, Ivan Kamberipa, Emilio Martin, Aprocious Petrus, Edmund Kambanda, Absalom Iimbondi, Aubrey Amseb, Dynamo Fredericks, Marcell Papama, Wesley Katjiteo, Llewelyn Stanley, Issaskar Gurirab, McCartney Naweseb, Junias Theophilus, Joslyn Kamatuka and Sadney Urikhob.LIMBA MUPETAMI

Cosafa squad handed opportunity to shine

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Namibian Sun 2025-05-07

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