Samaria takes charge of Chan team
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
The Brave Warriors will head into the 2020 African Nations Championships (Chan) qualifiers with African Stars coach Bobby Samaria as their interim coach.
This is after Collin Benjamin, who was initially tasked to lead the team into the Chan qualifiers, turned down the job.
Fifa normalisation committee chairperson Hilda Basson-Namundjebo confirmed Samaria’s appointment yesterday and called on the nation to support the team.
“We have got a coach for the Chan team and we believe Bobby has the right mentality and enthusiasm to lead the team at this juncture.
“We were never going to pull out these important qualifiers and the team starts training on Tuesday (tomorrow).
“The previous head coach initiated this project and players and we are just carrying it through for continuation. We will support the team in order to get the best out of them,” Basson-Namundjebo said.
Samaria won the MTC Namibia Premier League (NPL) title with African Stars in 2009.
He went on to win the league with Stars again the following year and also won the Leo NFA Cup.
In 2015, Samaria won the Bidvest Namibia Cup with Tigers, after parting ways with the Reds.
Samaria returned to African Stars after a short stint with Tigers and won the Standard Bank Super Cup.
He steered Stars to another premier league title and the Debmarine Namibia Cup trophy during the 2017/18 season.
Samaria then once again parted ways with the club, making way for Robert Nauseb at the beginning of the 2018/19 season.
Nauseb, however, did not impress during his short spell with Stars, prompting the club to call on Samaria again.
Stars finished second last season, but managed to win the Standard Bank Top 8.
“When I was approached to consider the offer to coach the national team, I was excited, and firstly needed to get the blessing from Africans Stars, who gave me that and then I accepted to serve my country in this capacity.
“I was ‘frozen out’ for some time and now I have grown wiser and bolder to serve. Being part of the set-up is not an entitlement and I’m ready to work,” Samaria said.
The Chan training squad is as follows: Larry Horaeb, Charles Hambira and Junias Theophilus (Tura Magic), Aprocious Petrus (Eleven Arrows), Kennedy Eib (Touch & Go), Mata Mbemutjiua (Young African), Jonas Mathias ( Citizens), Edmund Kambanda and Charles Uirab (Unam), Ratanda Mbazuvara, Treasure Kauapirura, Ivan Kamberipa, Obrey Amseb, Marcel Papama and Gustav Isaak (African Stars), Immanuel Heita, Dynamo Fredericks, Wesley Katjiteo, Vitapi Ngaruka, Emilio Martin, McCartney Naweseb and Wendell Rudath (Black Africa), Mapenzi Muwanei, Llewelyn Stanley and Absalom Iimbondi (Tigers), Isaskar Gurirab (Life Fighters), Elmo Kambindu, Olsen Ameb and Bernard Horaseb (Mighty Gunners), Panduleni Nekundi (unattached) and Revered Matroos (Young Brazilians).
The Brave Warriors will head into the 2020 African Nations Championships (Chan) qualifiers with African Stars coach Bobby Samaria as their interim coach.
This is after Collin Benjamin, who was initially tasked to lead the team into the Chan qualifiers, turned down the job.
Fifa normalisation committee chairperson Hilda Basson-Namundjebo confirmed Samaria’s appointment yesterday and called on the nation to support the team.
“We have got a coach for the Chan team and we believe Bobby has the right mentality and enthusiasm to lead the team at this juncture.
“We were never going to pull out these important qualifiers and the team starts training on Tuesday (tomorrow).
“The previous head coach initiated this project and players and we are just carrying it through for continuation. We will support the team in order to get the best out of them,” Basson-Namundjebo said.
Samaria won the MTC Namibia Premier League (NPL) title with African Stars in 2009.
He went on to win the league with Stars again the following year and also won the Leo NFA Cup.
In 2015, Samaria won the Bidvest Namibia Cup with Tigers, after parting ways with the Reds.
Samaria returned to African Stars after a short stint with Tigers and won the Standard Bank Super Cup.
He steered Stars to another premier league title and the Debmarine Namibia Cup trophy during the 2017/18 season.
Samaria then once again parted ways with the club, making way for Robert Nauseb at the beginning of the 2018/19 season.
Nauseb, however, did not impress during his short spell with Stars, prompting the club to call on Samaria again.
Stars finished second last season, but managed to win the Standard Bank Top 8.
“When I was approached to consider the offer to coach the national team, I was excited, and firstly needed to get the blessing from Africans Stars, who gave me that and then I accepted to serve my country in this capacity.
“I was ‘frozen out’ for some time and now I have grown wiser and bolder to serve. Being part of the set-up is not an entitlement and I’m ready to work,” Samaria said.
The Chan training squad is as follows: Larry Horaeb, Charles Hambira and Junias Theophilus (Tura Magic), Aprocious Petrus (Eleven Arrows), Kennedy Eib (Touch & Go), Mata Mbemutjiua (Young African), Jonas Mathias ( Citizens), Edmund Kambanda and Charles Uirab (Unam), Ratanda Mbazuvara, Treasure Kauapirura, Ivan Kamberipa, Obrey Amseb, Marcel Papama and Gustav Isaak (African Stars), Immanuel Heita, Dynamo Fredericks, Wesley Katjiteo, Vitapi Ngaruka, Emilio Martin, McCartney Naweseb and Wendell Rudath (Black Africa), Mapenzi Muwanei, Llewelyn Stanley and Absalom Iimbondi (Tigers), Isaskar Gurirab (Life Fighters), Elmo Kambindu, Olsen Ameb and Bernard Horaseb (Mighty Gunners), Panduleni Nekundi (unattached) and Revered Matroos (Young Brazilians).
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