Gladiators bow out
The Brave Gladiators are out of the 2018 Cosafa Women's Championship, despite beating Swaziland 4-1 in their third group clash at the Westbourne Oval Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
Namibia's senior women's side have bowed out of the 2018 Cosafa Women's Championship in South Africa with their heads held high.
The Brave Gladiators beat Swaziland 4-1 yesterday in their final group match, but failed to advance after registering a loss and a draw in their first two matches.
Swaziland's Celiwe Nkambule opened the scoring, giving her team the lead in the fourth minute of the match.
However, Namibia responded in the sixth minute through a goal by Kylie van Wyk, who levelled matters after the eSwatini defence failed to clear a ball.
In the 33th minute, the Namibian side got their second thunderous goal through Ndapewa Katuta.
In the 42nd minute, Gladiators scored their third goal through Lovisa Mulunga sending the match into halftime with a 3-1 scoreline.
In the 90th minute of the second half, Katuta scored Namibia's fourth goal to wrap up proceedings.
The four goals were, however, not enough for the Namibians, who delivered great performances throughout the tournament. In their first match they lost 1-0 to Zimbabwe, courtesy of some poor refereeing.
They then played to a goalless draw against Uganda in their second match this past Saturday.
In their first two encounters, Gladiators captain Emma Naris scooped the woman of the match awards, while Thomalina Adams scooped this accolade in their third encounter.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
The Brave Gladiators beat Swaziland 4-1 yesterday in their final group match, but failed to advance after registering a loss and a draw in their first two matches.
Swaziland's Celiwe Nkambule opened the scoring, giving her team the lead in the fourth minute of the match.
However, Namibia responded in the sixth minute through a goal by Kylie van Wyk, who levelled matters after the eSwatini defence failed to clear a ball.
In the 33th minute, the Namibian side got their second thunderous goal through Ndapewa Katuta.
In the 42nd minute, Gladiators scored their third goal through Lovisa Mulunga sending the match into halftime with a 3-1 scoreline.
In the 90th minute of the second half, Katuta scored Namibia's fourth goal to wrap up proceedings.
The four goals were, however, not enough for the Namibians, who delivered great performances throughout the tournament. In their first match they lost 1-0 to Zimbabwe, courtesy of some poor refereeing.
They then played to a goalless draw against Uganda in their second match this past Saturday.
In their first two encounters, Gladiators captain Emma Naris scooped the woman of the match awards, while Thomalina Adams scooped this accolade in their third encounter.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
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